On: Suggest HN: No April Fools this year

[sneak]

Hard disagree. We need levity now more than ever as we stare into the abyss, and there has been a growing trend to be less whimsical and more serious in hackerdom/technology business in general over the last few decades (eg the MSFT blanket easter egg ban).

Hoist the jolly roger, and give me your best jokes ever this year.

PS: DEFCON is cancelled

[ape4 → sneak]

Just avoid COVID-19 cure "jokes"

[collyw → ape4]

And no "quarantine is over" type stuff.

[mschuster91 → collyw]

Serious question, how are people supposed to tell the difference for this one between a joke and a certain politician's utterings or the demands of ruthless big-corp leaders?

[akiselev → mschuster91]

Critical thinking?

I know it's a foreign concept but I'm sure we can import someone to teach us.

[irrational → collyw]

Maybe Trump’s “this will be over by Easter” is a setup for an epic April Fool’s Joke.

[mcv → irrational]

His entire handling of the crisis is a massive fool's joke.