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April Fools Day is the dumbest holiday in existence
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this post was submitted on 01 Apr 2024
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Bingo, on both accounts. April 1 is now a marketing tool for companies, and all of those are just annoying now (mostly because they're so worried about the blowback they won't do anything anyway)
And for the second, way too many people forget that jokes end with both parties laughing at the end. Maybe something missed something, or fell for something, but it should be small and lighthearted, not something where they actually feel embarrassment or anger afterwards. If only the joke teller is laughing, then it wasn't funny.
Now lighthearted things where both people end up laughing? Have at it, it's one day of lighthearted joking - but anymore that's rare.