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Comedians are not remotely arbiters of morality - they are antagonists. What they do is spend most of their time thinking about society, and then pointing out
by sonnyblarney 8y ago
Comedians are not remotely arbiters of morality - they are antagonists.
What they do is spend most of their time thinking about society, and then pointing out hypocrisy.
So it's no surprise that they're quick to point out failings.
But 99% of civil society is not mired in moral controversy, and the daily grind of regular people, public servants, bureaucrats, functionaries and workers is where the material artifacts of morality play out. And of course legally.
It's hard to make a career in comedy, like it's hard to have a career being a movie critic - but to any thinking person, being an antagonist or critic is easy. Heck, we do it all day on HN.
Comedians are not moral arbiters. They are just outside opinions.