[below an IRONY ONLY sign, at a desk showing a dog about to be kicked, a yellow character reassures us]
Don't worry, it's all irony!
Here at the ironic dog kicker club we are just pretending to be dog kickers in order to mock real dog kickers
[a huge sign reads]
ONE YEAR LATER
[lots of different characters are shown smirking while kicking dogs, trash is all over the place]
Kick!
Pow!
Heheheheh
Totally ironic I swear
I love kicking dogs
Boomshaka
Yeah wreck those doggos
Kicky the doggy
[a character which looks suspiciously like the one in the first panel but sideways shrugs above a LIVE ANONYMOUS NARRATOR REACTION]
Wow, unexpected!
[a wall of text follows]
This comic is sponsored by the Anti Irony Club.
We take irony very seriously. If exposed to irony, immediately quarantine yourself and consume only sincere media until symptoms subside. Side effects of prolonged ironic exposure include accidentally cultivating the exact audience you claimed to be mocking, saying "based" unironically, and waking up one day to discover your community is now 95% composed of the people you insisted it was making fun of.
If you or a loved one has accidentally founded an ironic community, remain calm. Seek immediate assistance from your nearest licensed grass toucher and begin a strict twelve week rehabilitation program consisting of sane hobbies, sunlight exposure, and conversations that aren't buried under multiple layers of snark.
Together, we can build a blander tomorrow.
The irony trap
19 Comments
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org · 38 pts · 48d
Yep, that was already stated by Nietzsche: (Paraphrased, not sure about the exact words)
Careful what you portray to be, because act it too long and it becomes a part of you. But do not think that is only a negative thing. Every notion to be a better person is always a lie in the beginning, but can become a truth with time and expertise.
Bad@jlai.lu · 17 pts · 48d
Nietzsche gazed into the abyss, and saw r/the_donald (true fact)
brian@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 48d
the difference I see here is that the comic isn't really talking about the individual becoming something new, rather it is creating an environment where the false persona is replicated by others.
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org · 3 pts · 48d
True, I considered it more regarding the individual in the first panel.
cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 48d
I used to say “howdy” ironically, but now it’s crept into my normal vocabulary
makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 48d
I had a similar phase with YOLO to betray my age
tetris11@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 48d
Tight! Tight! Tight! Tight!
stepan@lemmy.cafe · 4 pts · 48d
are you telling me i'm not based for using based unironically?
lugal@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 48d
It's totally based to use it unironically. It's more about using it ironically and later realizing you use it unironically in situations where you used to use it ironically. Hope that helps.
Sly2@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 48d
I emphatically recommend using irony on the internet, it works fantastically.
Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca · 1 pts · 48d
The ending of this post about a blander scoiety reminds me of a Simpsons episode about safe investing thats boring but consistent and sometimes thats better than craziness.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 48d
Not sure there is a coherent point here.
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 13 pts · 48d
Many of the worst spaces on the internet were once being ironic about their harmful rhetoric. They ceased to be. Thats a pattern that has played out like a million times
Creating groups for ironically roleplaying as harmful actors usually just creates large groups that do that exact harm.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 48d
That would make sense until you read that weird section at the bottom right that rambles a lot about how irony is bad. That part is extremely confusing but seems to think it's making a really obvious and smart point or something? The tone is strange.
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 4 pts · 48d
You know what, it is actually kinda strange, I kinda missed that end-most part
Where its being sarcastic about snark being bad for you, but then also says "together we can build a blander tomorrow"
Fair point
Arrkk@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 48d
I think it's trying to be meta-commentay, utilizing diagetic irony as a form of meta-irony. At least that's the only reading that really coherently parses. Ironic spaces/jokes have always been infiltrated by those who genuinely hold those beliefs, it's basically impossible to defend against, the kinds of things you would want to make fun of via irony are almost always held by those who are unable to understand more than surface level interpretation of media more generally.
The thesis is probably better read as "fuck it we ball" and refusing to let go of irony just because supider people misunderstand it.
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 48d
I deeply appreciate your use of the word "diagetic", excellent word usage
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 48d
Thank you! So often on here if I make a point like that, it just draws ire. It's nice to be met with not-anger on occasion lol
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 4 pts · 48d
The fediverse is nicer when we engage with eachother sincerely and with a willingness to hear eachothers perspectives ❤️
I hope you have a lovely day my friend ☺️