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Why is western culture obsessed with irony?
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Why is western culture obsessed with irony?
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because its funny
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boards.4chan.org/lit
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>>7984988
Because its a sophisticated form of humour and the west is a sophisticated culture?
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>>7984988
What non-western culture are you from that does not appreciate irony?
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>>7984988
Iron is a pretty good metal, OP
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>>7984989
this.

life is not worth living without humor.
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>>7984988
Cause it's better than bronzey or brassy
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because we think that if we are ironic and sarcastic enough maybe we'll actually start to believe that we're just ironically unhappy
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>>7985174
I lold.

thank you <3
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>>7984988
Because it's illegal to punch people in the face or to chop their head off for speaking their mind so we need more sophisticated and less brutal ways to do social control.
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>>7985172
B-but what about goldey or platiney?
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>>7985185
lol im severely depressed and want to die lol
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>>7985348
you're stronger than you know
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because they don't want to be made fun of for showing that they care about anything becos they have high estrogen levels and dont believe in god
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>>7984989
>>7985168
>irony is funnah

4chan is an 18+ only board.
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because the observational frame of irony assumes you 'know more' than your victim, thus you are 'superior'

> btfo
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>>7984988
West = Best
Irony = Funny
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>>7985384
holy shit snacks, where is that pic?
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>>7985611
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>>7984988
Define irony
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>>7984988
Getting us use to taking large doses of irony so that we may finally see the bigger picture, but in a way where it can be taken in humor instead of outright shattering the western psyche.
lel
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>>7985611
i wholeheartedly agree that irony is not funny
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>>7985719
satire?
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>>7985197
>>7985172
STOP.
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ùp
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>>7984988
a reaction from nihilism mostly
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>>7985384
This actually answers the question.
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Culture-wide fatigue from existence
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>>7985748
Well, sarcasm definitely isn't.
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