• Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net
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    7 months ago

    No you’re 100% the naked hipocrisy and selfish cruelty of it never stops being revolting. I think half the reason we all shitpost so much is we’re essentially hiding in absurdity because trying to raw-dog this society after you’ve seen the rot behind the mask is too maddening.

    • EstraDoll [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      7 months ago

      I think half the reason we all shitpost so much is we’re essentially hiding in absurdity because trying to raw-dog this society after you’ve seen the rot behind the mask is too maddening.

      you hit the nail on the head. i have to engage with the global news through shitposting because i don’t have the emotional fortitude to take it head on. Frankly, I’d be concerned if someone did have the emotional strength to take it all at face value

      • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]@hexbear.net
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        7 months ago

        There is an entire thesis to be written on the parallels between internet memes, particularly since 2008, and the Dadaist and Surrealist movements that sprang from WWI.

    • Antiwork [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      7 months ago

      So true like I can’t go up to people and say “fuck human rights” because they’ll think I’m the one who wants to murder a bunch of college students. Fucking wild.