On an elitist gaming forum I used to frequent (RPG Codex), we called such things “post-ironic” (meaning “post-modern as fuck online performance art”).
Basically the joke is that everyone gets the joke, and that allows its author to act as if it was no joke, and self-consciously reference that fact—which is the joke.
On an elitist gaming forum I used to frequent (RPG Codex), we called such things “post-ironic” (meaning “post-modern as fuck online performance art”).
Basically the joke is that everyone gets the joke, and that allows its author to act as if it was no joke, and self-consciously reference that fact—which is the joke.