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> As a general rule April Fools has become less popular on the web the more widespread it has become Agree. Most are somewhere between tedious and boring. “Oh
by gherkinnn 7y ago
> As a general rule April Fools has become less popular on the web the more widespread it has become
Agree. Most are somewhere between tedious and boring. “Oh look, we changed our company name to [something amusing only to a pencil pusher]. Aren’t we funny. Buy our products.”
> some people might take levity badly given the current world situation
Disagree and fuck them. The last thing we need is doom and gloom [0]. Few situations ought to be handled with solemnity. Including funerals. We gain nothing and only make it worse. What we do need is levity. Some light-heartedness.
[0] Music genres of that name are encouraged though
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- artsyca 7y agoA lot of the clichés we use don't apply any more pencil pusher is one of them
- bryanrasmussen 7y agoAs I said some people would take levity badly, I don't necessarily agree with them, but there are people who often say things are too serious to joke about or during. on edit: submitted before your edit.
- Etheryte 7y agoWhy do you care what people like that say? Especially so if you say you don't agree with them.
- bryanrasmussen 7y agoI dislike April Fools days jokes, basically it makes everything worthless for the internet that day and some of it worthless the day after. So I would like to have people not do it. In my experience from previous years lots of people on HN seem to feel the same way because there are always all these pranks, and people complaining that they're not very funny. So I would like people not to put out these stupid jokes. One thing that might help people to decide not to make the pranks is the observation that some people would find them offensive, given that the purpose of these pranks are essentially marketing exercises. As for why I would care what people say, I care to a minimal extent and tolerate what I see as humorless behavior in the same way that while they might say that was inappropriate when I make a joke I would like them to tolerate my viewpoint. Thus if I think something might be offensive to some people in a context I consider if it is really funny before saying it. And then I come on HN and laboriously explain my reasoning for every little bit of politeness I practice because that's just the kind of guy I am.
- Dylan16807 7y agoThings you shouldn't joke about are one thing. But during? Sure, there are situations that you shouldn't joke during... for a few hours up to maybe a day or two max. During a weeks or months long situation, jokes can't and shouldn't be stopped.
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