While I agree that we could all stand to take things a little less seriously, I also think that it’s important to realize that humor is an important tool for normalizing ideas and opinions so sometimes it warrants scrutiny.
Its just a prank, bro!
Copy.
It’s pronounced “gif”
While I enjoy a good online slap fight, some people seem to get paid for it.
Jokes work because of the value systems of the culture that produces them. Take jokes seriously and you’ll learn what that culture values and what it doesn’t. The intent of the joke is separate from why it works and what that means about our society.
Oi, that’s not fucking Buddhist, you git
Say less
Is it true that your mom can’t cook? Everybody says so.
There’s also the phenomenon where if you say anything remotely negative online about a thing, people think you’re the most enraged person ever, even if you’re just mildly annoyed. A lot of assumptions are made on the Internet, that’s for sure.
