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I dunno, most dad jokes don't read as death threats to the majority of the population. Suggesting it's everyone else's fault for not being familiar with "the mo
by rideontime 3y ago
I dunno, most dad jokes don't read as death threats to the majority of the population. Suggesting it's everyone else's fault for not being familiar with "the most famous 90s hip-hop" isn't very convincing.
- tptacek 3y agoListen to Ken White's podcast or read his blog to learn that threats are evaluated in the context they're delivered in. "Die slowly" is a meme. In fact: this has been a running joke since at least nineteen ninety-nine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XASNM1XEQPs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XASNM1XEQPs Like I said, this "online rant, threat of harm" stuff (to paraphrase the story) is pretty supremely cringey.
- seadan83 3y agoMeme is one thing, a letter wishing you and your families death sent to your home address seems to cross the line. "Haha, it's all just a joke." The person receiving that is probably concerned they've been doxxed on 4chan by now. That sort of stuff ruins lives, people do go into hiding. An online rant really is one thing, but when it starts to be connected to crazies sending letters to your home address - that gets scary fast.
- tptacek 3y agoNobody went into hiding. This is what I mean by "cringey rationalization".
- Apocryphon 3y agoA tech CEO employing hip-hop in this manner is also supremely cringey, if you think about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKuoXw2h3Xc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKuoXw2h3Xc
- tptacek 3y agoIt obviously is! This is not a zero-cringe game.
- rideontime 3y agoI was in grade school in 1999. A large portion of the population is as young or younger than me and has had no exposure to 90’s hip hop. Gary should keep that in mind next time he tweets. And as for “context,” is there a medium that provides less context than a tweet?