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[–] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My little pet peeve is when society changed the meaning of ironic to mean joking or satirical.

Satire: noun: wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I would argue irony is PART of satire, not irony is satire.

[–] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

I agree, but also I just really like Sheevposting.