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Comment by onionisafruit

7 hours ago

This post’s replies makes it clear a lot of us don’t recognize humor. Do people really think MyFitnessPal is trying to build a model of the average pantry?

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gretch  5 hours ago

The humor isn’t recognized because the humor isn’t there. To be funny there has to be a setup, a punchline, some kinda joke structure. Humor isn’t just saying false things…

Imagine a comedian saying this on stage, how many laughs would that get?

> Do people really think MyFitnessPal is trying to build a model of the average pantry?

We’ve all seen dumber things that are real. Juicero is my personal favorite example.

  • firtoz  3 hours ago

    The humor is attained afterwards when one reads the comments who take it seriously, they become the punchline.

    That completes the circuit. It's a nice setup.

    • phito  3 hours ago

      Except we're living in a world where it wouldn't be that surprising, especially after reading this post. Good idea of a joke but bad execution.

tgsovlerkhgsel  7 hours ago

The problem is that it's not possible to make a parody of an unethical company so blatant that it wouldn't also be a 100% plausible description of a business practice that some company actually does...