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by lja 636 days ago
"It's funny but it doesn't apply to me." - most of the people in tech
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That's true of a lot of standup comic jokes that rely on generalizations. Because they're generalizations.
Tech is pretty diverse these days, so that isn’t hard to achieve. If they lean on big corporate tech, though, I think that can provide a lot of relatable laughs. But really, that’s already true without a roasting comedian (like with Trump, the memes write themselves).
To be fair, not _just_ in tech. :)
Apply in what way? That John Mulaney could write a joke about it? He has literally dedicated his life to that skill. Of course he can.