While I agree that we could all stand to take things a little less seriously, I also think that it's important to realize that humor is an important tool for normalizing ideas and opinions so sometimes it warrants scrutiny.
and all of that is highly subjective and often argued from a complete ignorance of context and knowledge of the subject matter.
You know who tells me my hobbies and horrible and awful and evil and stupid? People who don't do them and who feel threatened by them, and think therefore they should not exist. And sometimes they go so far as to set traps with the intent to maim and harm others, because they think it's justified because their feelings and views that nobody should ever do this thing they don't like that is so disruptive and uncivilized.
It's super fun being lectured by some angry ignorant nitwit how awful and bad and harmful you are, when what you are doing is objectively good for you, your community, and the people around you. Even better when the write a editorial in the news paper how you are DESTROYING SOCIETY by riding your bicycle. And if you were DECENT HUMAN BEING you'd just get in a car and drive like EVERYONE ELSE.
yeah, it does feel aggressive when someone calls you out on your BS about how you are the sole arbiter of what is worthy and good for everyone else. it's almost like that's an arrogant and egotistical position.
You've tried to pin a bunch of positions I don't actually hold on me, I never said that police other people I said to approach ideas and jokes with skepticism.
What you hit me back with is both hyperbolic and not what I've actually said. I'm sorry for what happened to you but I don't see how what I've said has any connection to it.
My first interaction with a self-proclaimed Buddhist was in an Omegle chat where he opened with something like "the US staged 9/11", I guess in an attempt to rage-bait
Buddhists aren't all peaceful. Any religion can be used to form power. Regardless of how you feel with Tibet, it was ran by brutal dictators using Buddhism to justify slavery and strict punishment of the masses.
Jokes work because of the value systems of the culture that produces them. Take jokes seriously and you'll learn what that culture values and what it doesn't. The intent of the joke is separate from why it works and what that means about our society.
There's also the phenomenon where if you say anything remotely negative online about a thing, people think you're the most enraged person ever, even if you're just mildly annoyed. A lot of assumptions are made on the Internet, that's for sure.
I wish we could actually do so. The modern internet is shit. You cant even copy paste the navy seals copypasta without getting banned for promoting violence. Boring!
40 Comments
KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 38d
While I agree that we could all stand to take things a little less seriously, I also think that it's important to realize that humor is an important tool for normalizing ideas and opinions so sometimes it warrants scrutiny.
Zorque@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 38d
Its just a prank, bro!
far_university1990@reddthat.com · 7 pts · 38d
Social experiment.
Nima@leminal.space · 3 pts · 38d
or just tell the person the joke isn't funny and move on. not everything needs to be under a microscope.
KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 38d
Something can be incorrect or harmful and funny.
Moreover if you reread my comment I think we very much agree.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 37d
and all of that is highly subjective and often argued from a complete ignorance of context and knowledge of the subject matter.
You know who tells me my hobbies and horrible and awful and evil and stupid? People who don't do them and who feel threatened by them, and think therefore they should not exist. And sometimes they go so far as to set traps with the intent to maim and harm others, because they think it's justified because their feelings and views that nobody should ever do this thing they don't like that is so disruptive and uncivilized.
It's super fun being lectured by some angry ignorant nitwit how awful and bad and harmful you are, when what you are doing is objectively good for you, your community, and the people around you. Even better when the write a editorial in the news paper how you are DESTROYING SOCIETY by riding your bicycle. And if you were DECENT HUMAN BEING you'd just get in a car and drive like EVERYONE ELSE.
KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 37d
This is incredibly aggressive and has no connection to what I originally said.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 37d
yeah, it does feel aggressive when someone calls you out on your BS about how you are the sole arbiter of what is worthy and good for everyone else. it's almost like that's an arrogant and egotistical position.
KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 37d
You've tried to pin a bunch of positions I don't actually hold on me, I never said that police other people I said to approach ideas and jokes with skepticism.
What you hit me back with is both hyperbolic and not what I've actually said. I'm sorry for what happened to you but I don't see how what I've said has any connection to it.
Griffus@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 38d
Well fuck you too!
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 37d
thanks bro. I needed a good 'fuck you' today. God bless, and fuck you too.
How is your mother doing?
lemmysmash@piefed.social · 13 pts · 38d
Technus@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 38d
My first interaction with a self-proclaimed Buddhist was in an Omegle chat where he opened with something like "the US staged 9/11", I guess in an attempt to rage-bait
makefile@programming.dev · 7 pts · 38d
Well... I agree
Technus@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 38d
Just seems hypocritical for a self-proclaimed Buddhist to open a chat and immediately try to throw hands
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 37d
They call that Fight Buddism.
It's like Hot Yoga.
village604@adultswim.fan · 2 pts · 38d
I think we just allowed it to happen like we did with Pearl Harbor.
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 38d
Colluded it to happen
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 38d
UWOT!
stepan@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 38d
there's this weird phenomenon at least here in europe of weird fascist assholes converting to budhism
makefile@programming.dev · 1 pts · 37d
Buddhists aren't all peaceful. Any religion can be used to form power. Regardless of how you feel with Tibet, it was ran by brutal dictators using Buddhism to justify slavery and strict punishment of the masses.
SirSamuel@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 38d
Copy.
It's pronounced "gif"
far_university1990@reddthat.com · 7 pts · 38d
Yes, "gif" correct, everyone else say "gif" fucking wrong.
deft@lemmy.wtf · 5 pts · 38d
Do you know how to speak English it's fucking gif!
SirSamuel@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 37d
Photonic@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 38d
While I enjoy a good online slap fight, some people seem to get paid for it.
StumblingWasabi@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 38d
Well that's just being a contrarian, it's not an actual debait or argument.
Photonic@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 38d
No it isn’t
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 38d
Notyou@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 37d
Fuck you. I won't do what you tell me.
shweddy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 38d
Say less
solidheron@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 37d
When I get into fights the mods get involved and they freak out
makefile@programming.dev · -1 pts · 37d
Mostly a reddit scenario
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 38d
Is it true that your mom can't cook? Everybody says so.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 37d
yeah, she's a dumb bitch.
minorkeys@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 38d
Jokes work because of the value systems of the culture that produces them. Take jokes seriously and you'll learn what that culture values and what it doesn't. The intent of the joke is separate from why it works and what that means about our society.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 37d
I like the stand ups that make the audience look like ignorant assholes.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 38d
There's also the phenomenon where if you say anything remotely negative online about a thing, people think you're the most enraged person ever, even if you're just mildly annoyed. A lot of assumptions are made on the Internet, that's for sure.
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 38d
I wish we could actually do so. The modern internet is shit. You cant even copy paste the navy seals copypasta without getting banned for promoting violence. Boring!
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 38d
Oi, that's not fucking Buddhist, you git