[nicklo]

This article seems to be trying to disarm tech elitism by diving into the deep end of it, but by and large the humor is pretty forced and the tone condescending.

I'd also recommend that the author remove the attempt at being edgy at the end with the snide reference to the reports of sexual harassment at Uber. Especially the cheeky "too soon?", which simultaneously acknowledges the gravity of the situation for the victims while also dismissing it entirely in favor of an attempted joke.

[imartin2k]

So it is not only that you don't find it funny (which is a common thing about jokes - many jokes are bad in the eyes of many people), but also that you want someone else to therefore remove this part.

Where does this idea come from that just because one doesn't like something or finds it stupid/silly/inappropriate/not funny, it has to disappear?

[dreae]

Before you get too defensive consider that they said they'd 'recommend' the author remove the joke, not that it has to go. That's how constructive criticism works.

I think the comment can be better interpreted as 'the tone of the article could be improved, in my opinion, if the author would remove the joke about sexual harassment at the end'