Or is it just doomed to the vapidity of sterile commercialization?

It feels like everything is serious these days… and ‘humor’ is only of the commercial variety. Joke communities and circlejerk communities are considered ‘hate groups’ now. Mods will ban you for sarcastic comments on ‘serious’ topics, and even on non serious ones, and everything is politicized either by trolls, bots, or whackjobs.

It’s boring when you can’t joke anymore. I miss my internet communities of 5-10 years ago when you could joke around, and even people of different beliefs and persuasions could laugh at themselves.

Now everything is so deadly serious. It’s a complete bummer. And any sort of ‘edge’ or sarcasm or sardonic remarks are ban-worthy.

I guess it’s just poe’s law run amok? I feel like mods could tell the difference 10 years ago and the non-jokey psychos were just ignored.

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    5 months ago

    You are a) a very tame person, and b) quick to establish yourself on the right side of the pitchfork mob.

    I’m not going to accuse anyone of anything, though I do know

    THIS attitude is what’s killing the internet. Anyone who is punished must have been guilty. Fuck you and the horse you rode in on.

    (is my ban incoming?)

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      5 months ago

      Anyone who is punished must have been guilty

      Not what I said nor implied.

      I can know that something happens sometimes without accusing someone of doing that thing…lol