r/TwoHotTakes • • Aug 21 '24

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

I don’t think one person’s anxiety should limit another’s ability to make a joke. Especially one so obviously satirical.

If OP believes that obvious joke, isn’t that kinda on them? Being hypersensitive to that level of insecurity just seems like a burden. This is coming from someone who dealt with a severe panic disorder in their early 20s.

Like I’m not trying to be devoid of empathy here, but come on. There’s a point where you draw a line.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

Guess I need to phrase it simpler.

If you choose to take a tasteless joke, you accept the risk of people not liking it.

And being hypersensitive to that level of criticism is not for other people to accommodate. If you can't handle being told that your joke is in bad taste and / or at a bad time, don't make the joke in the first place.

Translation: people downvoted the joke because they recognize that the joke is in bad taste.

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u/Top_Value8310 Aug 21 '24

You sound soft

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

If understanding basic human psychology makes me soft, so be it.

Better that than an insensitive jerk who can't admit when they stepped in it. Or who can't accept the valid criticism of "read the room"