Somewhere down the line we replaced gags and jokes with “relatability” as a stand-in for humor

  • Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    191·
    1 month ago

    I find so many of them simply aren’t clever or inspired. It’s like there’s a hidden punchline of “Amirite??” and they’ll get laughs by attempting to be relatable.

    • Vespair@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      9·
      1 month ago

      Yep, exactly. The “AMIRITE!?!?” is exactly what I mean by “relatability” as a stand-in for humor.