The reflexive satire and irony is one of the problems of social-media age. Satire and irony used to be effective. In last 20-years cynical distance and ironic

The reflexive satire and irony is one of the problems of social-media age. Satire and irony used to be effective. In last 20-years cynical distance and ironic posturing have become so prevalent that it is no no longer considered subversive. Citizens can consume outrage passively through various satirical media products, displacing outrage and abstaining from more active forms of resistance. People consume satirical content, and think they are above it all, while just participating in cynical ha-ha.