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Re:What I learned from writing for The Onion for a month (2015) by josefresco on Friday June 26, 2020 @11:16AM (#23652924)
You're getting downvoted but there's a quote I read about a community based on satire that basically said; in the beginning it's great; everyone is in on the joke and understands it's satire. After a while, the people being satirized join, thinking they're in good company.

I butchered that, but I believe it was sourced from Reddit, maybe a mod or administrator.

Re:What I learned from writing for The Onion for a month (2015) by atq2119 on Saturday June 27, 2020 @09:48AM (#23661829)
A lot of the crazier conspiracy theories probably started out like that. Think chemtrails, flat earthers, 5G, that kind of thing.