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[–] 48 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It is just a format for the joke, like a web comic or video of a skit.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Yes, as I've said, this is just me getting old rather than any issue with the joke format :)

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I disagree. The joke is meh without the names. If they did the same thing but with 2 made up people or cartoon characters it would fall flat. This format is disingenuous and doesn't hold up without making it seem like celebrities said it.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    I don't really understand why it needs to be in Xitter format aside from creating initial confusion. Using a picture+speechbubble format with Gates and Torvalds has 99% of the same energy, minus the misdirection. It's not like Torvalds has used Xitter in the last decade.

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