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[–] 15 points 7 months ago (4 children)

It's so weird: the article/opinion is genuinely hilarious, but the whole concept of satire has been dragged into the mud by people that unironically say things that sound satirical.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (2 children)

    My pet sociological theory is that irony has poisoned society in such a pervasive way that it opened the doors to our current cultural and political climate.

    I think it started in the early 90s. But it’s a progressive thing, so it has seeds earlier than that, for sure. But it really took off in the 90s.

    When people grow up in a society filled with irony and people holding things at a distance with irony, it really fucks up social development.

    And now here we are. Post satire and post irony.

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