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0 pointsNoumenon722y ago0 comments

That's not true in my view: the "candles" tweet is about mocking people who refuse to fix their obvious problems, the "hand it to them" tweet is disapproving of people who platform Hitler out of openmindedness, the "buddy, they won't even let me fuck it" is about self-importance and convincing yourself you're normal. Basically "it would be funny if there were a guy this wrongheaded because it exaggerates something recognizable".

I figure this one makes sense to people who understand it's making fun of a 1700s type of guy, perhaps "what if Thomas Jefferson was on Craigslist?"

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smcl2y ago

My point was that if you read these tweets and don't just "get it" then you're not going to be get much out of having any of them explained or by closely examining them. I know that's the case for most humour, but IMO it's particularly true of @dril

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