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  • snooggums
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    5113 days ago

    It is just a format for the joke, like a web comic or video of a skit.

    • @[email protected]
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      13 days ago

      Yes, as I’ve said, this is just me getting old rather than any issue with the joke format :)

      • @[email protected]
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        1713 days ago

        I disagree. The joke is meh without the names. If they did the same thing but with 2 made up people or cartoon characters it would fall flat. This format is disingenuous and doesn’t hold up without making it seem like celebrities said it.

        • @[email protected]
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          913 days ago

          I don’t really understand why it needs to be in Xitter format aside from creating initial confusion. Using a picture+speechbubble format with Gates and Torvalds has 99% of the same energy, minus the misdirection. It’s not like Torvalds has used Xitter in the last decade.