• waigl@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I’m sorry, is there actually anyone out there who takes the idea of tipping one’s landlord seriously? I always thought this was just an absurdist running gag…

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      3 months ago

      It will have been (or was?) a running gag til someone took it seriously. Like birdsarentreal used to be a flatearthers parody.
      No matter how absurd the thing one makes up, there will be idiots believing in it.

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      3 months ago

      So was Trump for president of the U.S at one point. Unfortunately absurdism is dangerous to use nowadays.