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> The rules about comedy don't apply to professional comedians, because you know if they break them they're still trying to funny. This was the original notion
by whatok 6y ago
> The rules about comedy don't apply to professional comedians, because you know if they break them they're still trying to funny.
This was the original notion that I was disagreeing with. If you can't think of a single comedian fired for social media posts or previous material then you really aren't educated on the topic that you are arguing about.
Also, complete exaggerations like:
> dreadful modern scourge
> not some important social ill
are not conducive to conversation. I never once claimed that changes in societal norms are negative so please don't put words in my mouth. What I'm saying is that there is a complete lack of nuance or context with many of the modern forms of evaluation and nuance and context are kinda important for appreciating any artform. Some of that evaluation takes place on social media and ends up having outsized real-life effects.
- pvg 6y agoIt's odd you are accusing me of 'complete exaggerations' - the evidence you offered for your position was that 'countless' people have been fired for 'one off remarks'. That would absolutely be a scourge, if it were true. But it isn't, and you've now said so yourself, if I'm reading you right.