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Man decides it’s just easier to become climate change denier than waste his life washing out food containers (newsthump.com)

submitted 6 months ago by Nero@sopuli.xyz to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Isn't that the whole point of climate denial? It's easier to pretend it doesn't exist. Yes. How is this a joke?

[–] Nero@sopuli.xyz 41 points 6 months ago

Satire isn't always pure fiction. Sometimes it's just reiterating a stupid point to highlight how ridiculous it is. Satire doesn't mean "fake" and the success of the joke is not dependant on whether or not people are making those same arguments themselves. In fact, a lot of the best satire assumes the headline you're putting forward is mocking genuine but daft arguments.

[–] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The Onion ran out of satire years ago. Now they're just accurately reporting on real life stories.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

OP is from another satire site

Edit: once again I'm reminded not to swipe type blindly