.I meant that any subculture that is allergic to parody of itself is just inviting less fair and less jocular criticism
FWIW, LessWrong is definitely capable of calm self-parody, especially when the authors of the parody are not explicitly trying to stir up drama, so there isn’t much need for fanfic-based perofrmance art. One example of that is Shit Rationalists say
It shouldn’t even be possible to stir up drama this way. Anyone who can be trolled that easily will certainly be sent to the outer darkness, where they’ll get to gnash their teeth as much as they want. I wasn’t even trying to troll. Imagine if I had!
FWIW, LessWrong is definitely capable of calm self-parody, especially when the authors of the parody are not explicitly trying to stir up drama, so there isn’t much need for fanfic-based perofrmance art. One example of that is Shit Rationalists say
It shouldn’t even be possible to stir up drama this way. Anyone who can be trolled that easily will certainly be sent to the outer darkness, where they’ll get to gnash their teeth as much as they want. I wasn’t even trying to troll. Imagine if I had!
Blessed are the blessed self-parodies, for they shall survive the heavy hand of a vengeful and humorless demi-god with his own website.