My mom discovered TikTok last year and she sends cat videos to the whole family saying it's "very trendy." So I'm wondering if jokes about that are really still funny content or if it's just become too mundane at this point.
It's become so common that it doesn't really have much comic impact anymore. The thing is, a few years ago the joke worked because it was exaggerated, but now that parents are actually on social media, it's just... reality. Your mom sending you trending cat videos is actually kind of cute honestly, and it makes jokes about the subject pretty flat.
My mom sends cat videos saying they're trending, so you're literally describing my situation right there. But honestly, the joke kind of loses its punch when you realize your parents sometimes use apps better than you do - my mom can do TikTok transitions that I can't even pull off. What's still funny isn't that they don't get anything, it's more the gap between their over-the-top enthusiasm and the fact that they stumble onto stuff that's genuinely niche or just plain weird without really realizing it.
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