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I think what he’s saying is that cringe humour appeals mostly to those who know that they are pretty cringeworthy themselves. While everyone can enjoy an occas
by larnmar 7y ago
I think what he’s saying is that cringe humour appeals mostly to those who know that they are pretty cringeworthy themselves.
While everyone can enjoy an occasional piece of cringe humour, the sort of person who spends a lot of time on /r/cringe is the sort of person that others would find embarrassing, working hard to reassure themselves that others are worse off than they.
Kinda like how /r/fatpeoplehate was mostly filled with secretly fat people laughing at the really fat people.
- justanotherjoe 7y agothat's it? How did this get upvoted so high in HN?
- DagAgren 7y agoI think that's the wrong angle to take. People who obsess over cringe are people who desperately need to find someone to feel better about. It's a symptom of low self esteem and self-loathing, amplified by internet-powered vicious cycles. That MAY mean that that person is also "cringey" by someone's reckoning, but that framing traps you in the same framework of self-loathing. This is an extremely toxic mindset, and it is something that you should always work hard to break yourself out of.
- AstralStorm 7y agoDid you know that judging is the other way to achieve the same end, feeling better about yourself while reducing other's stature? It's really hard to examine such blind spots in oneself. I fail at it often as well. Human nature of you will.