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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’ve noticed that over the top satire tends to be taken entirely at face value on lemmy. Doesn’t mean I’ll ever stop posting it, but I have noticed it. Also, demographics run much younger than most seem to believe.

[–] Offlein 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've noticed this too, and I imagine it must be a side effect of Lemmy's largest value prop having an outsized appeal to autistic people.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Most likely. I see many satirical or ironic jokes go over many heads here.

[–] CosmicCleric 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve noticed that over the top satire tends to be taken entirely at face value on lemmy

And sometimes it's taken as both, to be laughed at, and commented on.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

See, that makes perfect sense to me. Satire is meant to be taken as a talking point in the overwhelming majority of cases. I’m happy when the message I put out is extrapolated on, but upset when the conversation immediately dies at “no, that’s a silly interpretation.”