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This is probably a bit, but this kind of thing is what I mean when I say people pathologize everything now.
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A less wild example I can think of is that someone that is antisocial and had their nose in books used to just be called an introvert or a nerd, but now such a person would probably accused of using escapism to avoid the real world. A harmless personality trait is now considered a concerning problem that an individual should be shamed for.
Not everything outside of reproducing and generating capital is cope.
I think you're totally right, but I do still think parody is a useful tool, it's just counter-productive to have communities in perpetual roleplay of a semi-directionless "parody" that ends up just as an excuse for real antisociality, which is what "irony poisoning" usually is.