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minus-squareTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·2 days agoWho says satire/shitpostery can’t cut close to the bone? The best ones are the ones that make us evaluate ourselves under a critical lens.
minus-squareraspberriesareyummy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 days agoI don’t dispute the point for satire, but shitposts never struck me as being concerned with reality… Maybe I just misunderstand the genre.
minus-squareTranstronaut@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoYeah, I’m with you. My understanding of the term “shitpost” is that it’s, by definition, low-effort and/or low-quality.
Who says satire/shitpostery can’t cut close to the bone? The best ones are the ones that make us evaluate ourselves under a critical lens.
I don’t dispute the point for satire, but shitposts never struck me as being concerned with reality… Maybe I just misunderstand the genre.
Yeah, I’m with you. My understanding of the term “shitpost” is that it’s, by definition, low-effort and/or low-quality.