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Because too many people in this community seem to be under the impression that satire requires a fictional premise... It does not, and never has.

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[–] ignirtoq@fedia.io 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Where's the satire? This is just rephrasing what he has actually done. Is rephrasing factual statements satire now? Or have these satire sites given up and just resorted to real reporting?

[–] myrmidex@lemmy.nogods.be 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It seems we've entered a post-satire world.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

We crossed that Rubicon a while back