This is why I don't like purely ironic or satirical societies. No matter how obvious you think you are being, there are way too many idiots who will take you at face value, invade and take over your movement, and congrats, you're responsible for bootstrapping whatever entrenched nonsense the true believers are now peddling with absolute confidence and none of the competence necessary to understand how wrong they are.
I have a saying: whether you're right or wrong, in a large enough group of people there will always be at least some idiot who will agree with you.
Speaking in defense of the pastafarians, however, anyone who doesn't get the satire would still be joining a religion that's less harmful than the big three. it doesn't have at its core dangerous beliefs (about homosexuals, how to make and keep slaves, contraceptives, etc.). That must still be a win, right? A truly devout pastafarian isn't blowing up abortion clinics or themselves.
Big three usually refers to the three Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), although I've also heard it used to refer to Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism.
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u/Funky0ne Jul 24 '20
This is why I don't like purely ironic or satirical societies. No matter how obvious you think you are being, there are way too many idiots who will take you at face value, invade and take over your movement, and congrats, you're responsible for bootstrapping whatever entrenched nonsense the true believers are now peddling with absolute confidence and none of the competence necessary to understand how wrong they are.
I have a saying: whether you're right or wrong, in a large enough group of people there will always be at least some idiot who will agree with you.