This is not the only troll comment you've posted, so if you continue we'll ban the account.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

It's been at least three years since I've logged in, but I just did so to downvote your incredibly ignorant comment. Congrats.

How does downvoting work? I assume only some or really old accounts can do it?

It's been a while but last time I checked it was just a certain karma threshold. The idea was to prevent newly registered accounts from spamming downvotes.

But again, haven't actively participated in HN for a while. Things could be different now.

above 500 points or something, I believe

It's rude, not ignorant. The lower class gets the vast majority of tattoos.

Although comical, this is definitely false now, right?

Skip to page 54 of this book (PDF) for a light read:

http://cnqzu.com/library/Philosophy/neoreaction/_extra%20aut...

> THE CAUSE OF CRIMINALITY among the white population of England is perfectly obvious to any reasonably observant person, though criminologists have yet to notice it. This cause is the tattooing of the skin.

> A slow-acting virus, like that of scrapie in sheep, is introduced into the human body via the tattooing needle and makes its way to the brain, where within a few years it causes the afflicted to steal cars, burgle houses, and assault people. I first formulated my viral theory of criminality when I noticed that at least nine of ten white English prisoners are tattooed, more than three or four times the proportion in the general population. The statistical association of crime with tattooing is stronger, I feel certain, than between crime and any other single factor, with the possible exception of smoking.

Thank you for this.

The guy is a British psychiatrist.

A lot of people consider the effects of lead from leaded gas to have been a major factor driving criminality over decades, so it seems odd for someone to not even be aware of that enough to specifically address it.

The good doctor was spoofing that.

Is it widely supposed criminal tendencies cause lead ingestion, then?

Yup, it is in fact false.

There are so many people with tattoos and bank accounts larger than yours

That’s a rather over-broad, condescending, and borderline chauvinist generalization.

That's the beauty of humor.

Is that what people are finding funnny these days? I was at Barnes & Noble last week and flipped through a few things in the Humor section. One of them was pretty appalling, and it was titled something like Women Are Terrible.

I really like Jim Gaffigan, for what it’s worth. He’s reasonably popular as a humorist, and I’ve never heard him resort to chauvinism. If anything, his stage persona makes more fun of himself than anyone else.

Cards Against Humanity is a very popular game that people find funny these days. Some funny answers include:

Instead of coal Santa now gives the bad children... multiple stab wounds.

Step 1: Bitches. Step 2: Date rape. Step 3: Profit.

Step 1: Black people. Step 2: Agriculture. Step 3: Profit.

With enough time and pressure,... An ether-soaked rag. will turn into...Some peace and quiet.

What brought the orgy to a grinding halt? Child Protective Services.

What gives me uncontrollable gas? Aushwitz

Amputees. High five, bro.

What helps Obama unwind? The violation of our most basic human rights.

We never did find Grandpa's ashes, but along the way we sure learned a lot about Aushwitz.

When you get right down to it, A black male in his early 20s, last seen wearing a hoodie is just Not contributing to society in any meaningful way.

In the beginning there was African children. And the Lord said, "Let there be Ebola."

What really brings out the child in me? An abortion.

We regret to inform you that the Office of Existing has denied your request for A reason not to commit suicide.

The class field trip was completely ruined by An M16 assault rifle.

If God didn't want us to enjoy Ethnic cleansing, he wouldn't have given us Brown people.

Lifetime presents Assless chaps, the story of Kids with ass cancer.

This month's Cosmo: "Spice up your sex life by bringing Children on leashes into the bedroom"

In a world ravaged by 200 years of slavery, our only solace is Pretending to care.

If God didn't want us to enjoy A pile of squirming bodies, he wouldn't have given us September 11th, 2001.

Yep, this is what passes for humor these days.

I would say these days people simply find it offensive. I find it hilarious, because it is a brilliant blend of truth and nonsense, and it mocks that nonsense.

Not finding it funny is one thing. Taking it seriously is like that time China took an Onion article seriously.

There’s a difference between satire and mock-being-a-terrible-person. Although it gets a bit too salty for me at times, I “get” the Onion’s humor and think it’s frequently rather funny.

Has satire merely run out of new things to deconstruct that folks are turning to absurdist humor now?

I think that line is pretty thin. I also think in a pseudonymous web forum it rarely comes across as intended. We often need to know the author or have access to owners information to “get it”.

Gaffigan's comedy is way too safe for my tastes.