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undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• countrypunk@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I see that you’re unenlightened, so I shall enlighten you to the glorious cause. Minions have gone into post-ironic territory. They’re funny because they were once near-universally considered cringe and made fun of, so in posting that in an ironic way, it becomes funny to the in-group, but in the process of that we’re right back where we started which is that minions are funny.

  Whereas in [postmodern]irony(en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodern_literature#Iro… “Postmodern literature”), something is meant to be cynically mocked and not taken seriously, and in new sincerity, something is meant to be taken seriously or “unironically”, post-irony combines these two elements by either having something absurd taken seriously or be unclear as to whether something is meant to be ironic.

  So, I am indeed afraid that it is you that may be the boomer after all.

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  • undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I disagree, they will always cringe. Oh and I’m not a boomer by the way.

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    • countrypunk@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Humor is subjective and you’re entitled to your opinion, but that’s just my rationale for why I personally find it funny. I’m just poking fun. No hard feelings towards you.

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      • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        IMO, comedy is even funnier when the joke is explained. It’s like the difference between knowing that the sky is blue, and knowing why the sky is blue.

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• spujb@lemmy.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  is called satire, a thing which can and often dies come in layers i.e. meta irony and post irony

  not a new thing especially among young people

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