Yes people should lighten up, and then when joke threads are always the top comment, novelty accounts are always expected, tech news becomes whatever Engadget and Gizmodo are plagiarizing, meme-images become upvoted comments, and the 'leaders' list gets dislodged by IFuckedYourMom and CitationNeeded, in that order, we can reflect back on why letting funny comments become normal isn't such an awesome idea.