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@unchartedworlds@scicomm.xyz
2025-10-16 09:38:34
Content warning: wise words about protest, from "the Portland Chicken"

“What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid. It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as ‘war-torn,’ it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [Secretary] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.”
- Jack Dickinson, a.k.a. the Portland Chicken.
(Substack link, sorry)
"The Portland Chicken Has a Degree in Game Theory"
#protest #framing #GameTheory #Portland #USPol

@maccruiskeen@social.linux.pizza
2025-08-11 02:13:31

So just for my amusement I asked chatgpt "why does the porridge bird lay its eggs in the air" and got this response, which is not, quite, right.
#chatgpt

Why does the porridge bird lay its eggs in the air?
ChatGPT said:

The phrase "Why does the porridge bird lay its eggs in the air?" is a surreal, nonsensical question, famously used by comedian George Carlin in his routines to highlight how language and logic can be twisted into absurdity.

It doesn’t have a literal meaning—the "porridge bird" is not a real creature, and laying eggs in the air defies biology and physics. The question is an example of absurdist humor—intended to make you pause, …
@scott@carfree.city
2025-07-21 01:40:20

Absurdist webcomic I was into when I was like 11-12 is now an animated cartoon!
kolektiva.social/@pokeythepeng

@thomasrenkert@hcommons.social
2025-09-19 08:03:42

Historically, it makes sense that absurdism is the logical reaction to a climate of oppression and hostility. Dada and Bauhaus for WW I, the "theatre of the absurd" (Esslin) for WW II, or anti-Vietnam war happenings in the 60s.
Somewhat surprisingly, it seems that this role of absurdist relief has today fallen to Tim Robinson and his sketch comedy show "I think you should leave", and the online community around it.
The protagonists change from sketch to sketch…

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