[Nevermark]

I agree, the prioritization of humor over clarity creates a wall of distraction and frustration for me.

If you have something important to say, say it as clearly as you can. Use humor sparingly and only when it emphasizes a real point that naturally contains some humor or irony, not as the main ingredient.

The rare exception is when someone has an absolutely wickedly clever sense of humor that is so funny and enlightening you can't help reading, no matter how random the exposition. But that is high art.

[TimTheTinker]

> an absolutely wickedly clever sense of humor that is so funny and enlightening you can't help reading

That describes G. K. Chesterton to a T.

[monkeydreams]

Yes, but he used humor as an integral part of the explanation, not as an aside. "Dear Professor Whirlwind" is my favourite example of this.