Something I've been thinking about in regards to some comics I used to read, and was brought back to mind as I've been watching through the Loading Ready Run anniversary videos, and retrospectives, is that...
I think mean humour ages poorly. Humour that's made at the expense of someone, targeting a vulnerable group, or person. Using stereotypes, and such things. Even if I used to find some of it funny at some point in my life, it's the sort of stuff I don't really want to go back to. And I'm hesitant to support such a creator's future endeavours, because I'm often not sure if they've learned from it, and grown. Heck, maybe they've grown worse.
Meanwhile neutral, or good-natured humour often retains itself better. Of course some of it can be horribly dated. A lot of good jokes have come out of fads and memes from very specific time periods, maybe even a specific week, that just don't work without sufficient context. But also stuff like poking fun at yourself, at everyday annoyances, at the rich, making dumb puns, absurd remarks, a bit of silly satire. (Actual satire, not what a lot of jerks claim is satire)
Such things I'd call harmless humour. Something that hopefully doesn't make anyone feel maliciously targeted.
Maybe I'm biased because I'm genuinely amused by dumb stuff like
a picture of a dragon with the caption: "horse"
"10 million points to griffynpuff"
screaming rubber ducks
bubger kirg, have it in a way
CAT
there is trickery afoot
goose game meme: violence for violence's sake is the rule of beasts, and oh how I am a monster
This has aged well from, uh, June
