It's no longer easy to play April Fool's jokes on Americans because their reality is so chaotic that it's no longer easy to tell what is real, funny, fake or sad.

IninewCrow@lemmy.ca · 3 months ago

It's no longer easy to play April Fool's jokes on Americans because their reality is so chaotic that it's no longer easy to tell what is real, funny, fake or sad.

A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · edit-2 3 months ago

It’s not a stretch.

Q-Anon evolved from joking/trolling/shitposting/whatever_its_called on 4chan, some disinformation narratives share common roots with early internet satire.

I realise that’s not exactly what you meant, but I’m sure you see the common thread.