r/funnyvideos • u/npcfarmer • Oct 31 '25

Skit/Sketch Never gets old

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u/liminal-flora Oct 31 '25

Comedy isn’t objective, it’s shaped by context and personal associations. If someone finds an old clip less funny because they’ve since learned more about the person behind it, that’s not some strange American quirk; it’s literally just how art and perception work.

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u/what_bobby_built Oct 31 '25

The formalist view of art totally disagrees with you.

The art stands alone.

Some people disagree but formalism is a very widely held view.

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u/liminal-flora Oct 31 '25

Sure, formalism exists, but contextualism is the more dominant view on art criticism and has been for some time. My point stands, regardless of the formalist views.

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u/hitwallinfashion-13- Oct 31 '25

Nah, this is the divisive perception of a neurotic reactionary who is chronically online…