Oh yeah I definitely agree that the jokes here are quite tolerable compared to most/all other sites. It's just that a lot of joke answers early on in the life

Oh yeah I definitely agree that the jokes here are quite tolerable compared to most/all other sites. It's just that a lot of joke answers early on in the life of a post may make other users who may otherwise seriously respond, look at the responses and go "Aah it's a joke post/it's filled with joke responses, better not waste my time". Consequently the post may not see many upvotes and die out quickly. In comparison, a post like this has the potential to easily get a few 100 upvotes with good discussions on the (changing/constant etc) demographics. But if a lot of initial responses are jokey in nature we may lose out on that.