I wonder if research is being done into the satire impairment. Maybe we could hold a fundraiser, start a foundation, find a cure.
The first step would be be testing the population to determine how widespread the problem is. An inability to recognize satire might be like color-blindness. The person with the syndrome would not be able to detect it themselves. They would accept everything at face value.
I am reminded of the aliens in Galaxy Quest, having no concept of fiction, the aliens could not comprehend that human television shows were not all documentaries.
I suspect satire impairment might be environmental. Dad could smell BS a mile away, but when it came to anything printed (on paper or a monitor) He'd swallow it hook, line, and sinker.
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It almost makes me want to get a facebook profile just so I can go trollin'.
Some of my friends troll with Onion articles. I'm never sure if the people who comment on them are in on the joke or not.
I wonder if research is being done into the satire impairment. Maybe we could hold a fundraiser, start a foundation, find a cure.
The first step would be be testing the population to determine how widespread the problem is. An inability to recognize satire might be like color-blindness. The person with the syndrome would not be able to detect it themselves. They would accept everything at face value.
I am reminded of the aliens in Galaxy Quest, having no concept of fiction, the aliens could not comprehend that human television shows were not all documentaries.
I suspect satire impairment might be environmental. Dad could smell BS a mile away, but when it came to anything printed (on paper or a monitor) He'd swallow it hook, line, and sinker.
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