Well, I guess we've reached the ultimate in meta: an internet rant about internet humor. Next I guess somebody should parody this? Then a rant about the parody

Well, I guess we've reached the ultimate in meta: an internet rant about internet humor. Next I guess somebody should parody this? Then a rant about the parody? Seriously, the internet is full of annoying things, and April Fool's, where folks actually try to have fun with each other, is what's bugging you? I'd place "having to be upset about something 24/7" as much higher on the list than a bunch of bone-headed PR stuff. I'm really happy HN is mostly humor-free. PG made a smart move there. But one day a year where companies compete to be funny? I can think of a million other things to fret about. Seriously. Trust me, somehow you'll live through it. A day without Erlang innards will leave you mostly scar-free.