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[-] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 day ago

People keep saying The Onion can’t compete with reality anymore, but every week or two I keep biting.

Doesn't that prove the point though? Even absurdist satire seems real because of how absurd reality has been.

[-] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

The Onion makes its best social commentary when it initially fools you into thinking it’s real. The point isn’t to be absurd or trick you, it’s to hold a mirror up and make you think.

this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2025
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