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[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 6 points 3 weeks ago

Re 1: It's just a meme, you don't look at comedians and accuse them of lying. Also, it says "what can happen", not that it did.

[-] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, I wasn't implying anything at all negative. It's clearly just a part of the joke, I was just sort of gently making it clear before saying "Yes though, it is accurate that the art people often have better parties."

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 weeks ago

you don't look at comedians and accuse them of lying

Reasonable people don't. Hasan Minhaj got semi-cancelled for a while for including inaccurate details in jokes about his life 🤦

[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

He called for a ceasefire in Gaza publicly. At that point embellishing stories for comedy acts, a staple and basic thing in standup, became an issue for uncritical people.

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