• FrozenHandle@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz
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    4 months ago

    I am really confused about this meme template, didn’t its usage used to be satirical (not sure if that’s the right word)? I remember seeing ones like “Nobody ever needed maths”, but recently I am seeing them inverted where the subject matter is actually criticised for being useless. Instead of claiming something useful to be useless. Can someone explain? when did the usage shift?

    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      4 months ago

      it’s pseudo post-satire is how i like to think about it. It’s satirical by nature, but it’s gone so far, that it’s not quite straight satire, some of the points made are genuinely accurate.