Civilization has nearly died; can it be recovered still?

 The semicolon had its moment; that moment is over

We must resist this decline. Like napkins, black tie and having a glass of champagne before lunch, the semicolon remains a bulwark against civilisational decline. We mustn’t let a generation ape the meaner writers (!) Pause, rest, think; and encourage this most noble of punctuation marks to flourish anew.

 [H/T Shawn]