And you know, since I do know how shitposting works - you said so yourself - when I was laughing at or making the kind of "shitposts" that you've been quoted saying, I was never laughing at the joke itself, no matter how much I would have argued against it then, there was never a point where those jokes were just so funny to me that I needed the outlet to laugh at them. What I really thought was funny, what entertained me about it, was the knowledge that it would upset or even hurt people, that it was taboo and I felt really contrarian and intelligent to the point I was superior, because I knew not to take things seriously (except for the things I did take seriously, of course, those were the only real issues).
That's a really good point you made, Mike. I've been you.
And you know, since I do know how shitposting works - you said so yourself - when I was laughing at or making the kind of "shitposts" that you've been quoted saying, I was never laughing at the joke itself, no matter how much I would have argued against it then, there was never a point where those jokes were just so funny to me that I needed the outlet to laugh at them. What I really thought was funny, what entertained me about it, was the knowledge that it would upset or even hurt people, that it was taboo and I felt really contrarian and intelligent to the point I was superior, because I knew not to take things seriously (except for the things I did take seriously, of course, those were the only real issues).
That's a really good point you made, Mike. I've been you.