“Every joke is a grievance”—Marshall McLuhan, 1970.

Humor as a way to release grievance and to communicate grievance.

This is the real reason humans invented the joke and humor.

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— Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele) August 2, 2020

What an episode! 😂 @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/OUs0MOpCcx

— Joe Rogan Podcast (@joeroganhq) October 26, 2024

This seems like the first election where new media has fully flipped traditional media.

Long form podcasts, X/social, prediction markets etc deciding this election. Also holding traditional media accountable. Happened gradually then suddenly.

— Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) October 27, 2024