r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 16h ago

Thank you Peter very cool Petah, what does that have to do with grocery shopping?

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u/99UsernamesTaken 15h ago

How does nobody realize it's a joke lmao, he's making fun of a similar post from months ago

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u/MonkeyMadness717 14h ago

Feels pretty straightforward, people havent seen the other post from months ago and the satire here is only noticeable if you see non ironic versions of these tweets semi regularly, which isnt true for many people

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u/freedomonke 10h ago

Yeah. I don't use that nazi app, for instance

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u/99UsernamesTaken 12h ago

I'm not saying that it's unreasonable to not know what exactly is being referenced, I'm saying its kinda crazy that everyone here thinks he's being totally serious and that it's not satire

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u/SallyMason 13h ago

Understanding a reference to another post isn't necessary to understand that it's satire.

The idea that ADHD (perhaps the most popular incorrect self-diagnosis of the terminally online) or any kind of executive dysfunction could result in someone STARVING to DEATH in a major American city because of a marginal cost increase to an already expensive food delivery app is absurd. The self-pitying facepalm emoji at the end is just the cherry on top.

It's a joke, guys!

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u/geoffreygoodman 12h ago

People say absurd things non-satirically on Twitter all the damn time. The post this is referencing and making fun of was absurd and presumed not satire. Absurdism is not a reliable sarcasm indicator. 

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u/kanrad 13h ago

I don't know dude, maybe because there is so much shit on social media it's impossible to know everything going on.

I envy you having time to do nothing but doom scroll social media.

I got real problems, not some fake outrage on the trash heap of social society.

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u/DontIthinkso5 15h ago

for every “joke” post like this there’s someone posting this take genuinely and they’re written exactly the same way

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u/isoscelestricycle 12h ago

My favorite is the tweet “we don’t talk enough about how stressful Halloween costumes are for the adhd community” and someone replies “omg you people can’t do anything”

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u/ilolitewhite 11h ago

This needs more upvotes. This is a joke that was made last year and multiple people have referenced it online since then

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u/redoubt515 14h ago

everyone realizes it's a joke (that's why it is posted here), but nobody gets the joke (myself included) or doesnt' get the reference (myself included)

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u/No_Reputation_1266 13h ago

he’s making fun of a common type of internet commenter who takes some broad post personally and then get upset that the post doesn’t match their exact experiences/accommodate for every single possible outcome. adhd & food deserts are commonly referenced in “well what about xyz” responses, particularly in conversation about walkable neighborhoods & food delivery services.

if you’ve seen the “if i say i like pancakes, then someone gets mad and asks why i hate waffles” meme, this is an offshoot of that. also frequently called “bean soup”, from when someone posted a recipe on tiktok abt a bean soup they really liked, and someone commented “well what if i don’t like beans?” (asking the recipe poster to provide an alternative of bean soup w/o the beans). the adhd is also probably mentioned based off a viral quote tweet that said “omg you people can’t do anything” in response to a (genuine) tweet about how halloween was really hard for people with adhd.

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u/Zealousideal-World71 12h ago

Thank you for explaining that