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minus-squareTrack_ShovellinkfedilinkEnglish22•2 months 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-square@raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish14•2 months 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-square@Transtronaut@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 months 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.