TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.eeexternal-linkmessage-square332fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe consequences (of my actions) have been extremelemm.eeTheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square332fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareabbotsbury@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI don’t think it is that people are saying shitposting is a higher form of humor, but that it requires a level of trust that you know the people you’re shitposting with know you and know you’re joking. Lack of that leads to your second quote.
minus-squareLengAwaits@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThat’s totally fair, and I agree with you. I probably shouldn’t have used the phrase “high form of humor”. I more meant “worthwhile form of humor”. I’m not the comedy police or anything, I just don’t want to end up here:
I don’t think it is that people are saying shitposting is a higher form of humor, but that it requires a level of trust that you know the people you’re shitposting with know you and know you’re joking. Lack of that leads to your second quote.
That’s totally fair, and I agree with you. I probably shouldn’t have used the phrase “high form of humor”. I more meant “worthwhile form of humor”.
I’m not the comedy police or anything, I just don’t want to end up here: