because jokes are now accepted on HN and S/N for jokes is frequently low and jokes are frequently divisive and lots of people will give a quick upvote to som

because jokes are now accepted on HN and S/N for jokes is frequently low and jokes are frequently divisive and lots of people will give a quick upvote to something that gives them a reward for reading (i.e. makes them laugh) and evaporative cooling and yadda yadda yadda