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> It's not a woke thing... In general, yes, most people just hate the flood of unfunny jokes. But in this specific case, this does seem to be a Woke thing. Re-
by staunch 6y ago
> It's not a woke thing...
In general, yes, most people just hate the flood of unfunny jokes. But in this specific case, this does seem to be a Woke thing. Re-read the post if you need to. It's pretty weird, even the title.
This person's stated viewpoint is that we shouldn't make jokes on this April Fools because it's "tone deaf" and "immature" given the problems in the world. This is definitely Wokespeak from someone that believes in the Woke point of view that the world is in a really bad state and even regressing.
They really are calling for the cancellation of this April Fools on HN, based on their personal perspective on the state of the world. And everyone else is called "immature" or "tone deaf" if they disagree.
This super weird kind of scolding behavior shouldn't be condoned. Especially in these cases, because people trying to make each other laugh is one of the most beautiful things about humanity.
- drcongo 6y agoDid you read the post?
- staunch 6y agoDid you? Feel free to re-read it and explain what I got wrong. I tried to be fair and non-inflammatory while still making the point.
- dang 6y agoAh, I see your point about the OP, though even that seems not so much a woke thing as "how can you X when the world is so Y", which is a sentiment that long predates the current phase of the ideology war. I agree that it doesn't really apply to HN, since most of what appears on this site isn't particularly important. If we were going to apply the standard of world importance to HN, it would be a completely different forum. Most April Fools' jokes are still boring though :) - e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26642429 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26642429