That doesn’t matter. For every sarcastic comment online, there will be a certain percentage of people that misses the joke and takes it seriously. Over time, these people accumulate and become a real cultural/political force.
The Trump administration is basically entirely made up of these groups. Read through this list and you’ll probably find a conspiracy theory you’ve personally made a sarcastic joke about at some point in your internet life.
it seems to be used ironically the majority of the time
That doesn’t matter. For every sarcastic comment online, there will be a certain percentage of people that misses the joke and takes it seriously. Over time, these people accumulate and become a real cultural/political force.
The Trump administration is basically entirely made up of these groups. Read through this list and you’ll probably find a conspiracy theory you’ve personally made a sarcastic joke about at some point in your internet life.
Is this the link you meant?
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conspiracy_theories_promoted_by_Donald_Trump
Yes! Fixed it, thanks
Those who get their kicks by pretending to be idiots, etc.
It is. But nonetheless, we’re seeing it.