I think I basically agree with you, it raises my hackles when I see rhetorical devices being used to push positions I disagree with, it feels transparently mani

I think I basically agree with you, it raises my hackles when I see rhetorical devices being used to push positions I disagree with, it feels transparently manipulative in a way that is disrespectful to the audience (me) But I think that you're overlooking some of the specifics of Molly's post, and this particular joke. Molly believes that memecoins are basically Ponzi schemes. So what she claims that this joke is in bad taste it is not just because it is making fun of a famous case of financial fraud which ruined people, but crucially because of the context of launching and promoting another financial fraud. edit: in her own words > fwiw i don't really have an issue with someone doing an enron parody for parody's sake > > however i am concerned about a very suspiciously-timed memecoin that cropped up, and the possibility that this is all just a play to go viral to pump a token. https://bsky.app/profile/molly.wiki/post/3lcdurxh5mk2m https://bsky.app/profile/molly.wiki/post/3lcdurxh5mk2m