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You're gonna hate to find out that "w00t" is in the dictionary, "decimate" has been nerfed by dialectic morphology via anti-literacy engineering, and no one can never go home again.
Stop shouting like a pedant, and get back in line with the rest of us, cuz'.
This isn't a matter of "satire" versus "comedy." This is about bad comedy. This is... not... funny. People believe it. They had to check that it was not simply true.
By your overly simplistic metric, Idiocracy is no longer satire, Teach'. 🤷🏼♂️🤪
Take a breath. Count your eyelashes. Whatever. Just, breathe.
Why is "by your logic" never ever followed by someone's logic?
You're an unpleasant tone-policing troll. You've never understood this conversation. Shoo.
Says the one getting pounded by downvotes. I'm all for you finding your inner power-bottom, but lying to randos online begins with lying to yourself, friend, and that's the travesty that keeps on giving. 🤌🏼