These days, it seems as if humor is under attack, or maybe I'm just mad because I get censored more than major corporations who cause real harm. Yeah, it's probably the second one, but I'm not too upset about the whole thing. I've long since let go of the initial rage of being silenced for no good reason. Now, I just find the whole thing kind of ridiculous. Could you have imagined, years ago, that something as ridiculous as social media would be used as a tool to control the hearts and minds of millions? Wasn't this the place where DIY and Oddly Satisfying thrived? Now it seems as if social media isn't used so much for fun or distraction as it is for making political statements, and those political statements are becoming more and more a part of the political sphere everyday. You would think the response from the establishment "left" would be to wage an effective counter campaign, satirizing the very people who satirize them, but they have been asleep at the switch when it comes to getting even with their foes, which is vital in American politics. The establishment "left" has instead decided to wage an all out war on the actual left, the very people responsible for their presidential win. This strategy is not only incredibly stupid, possibly leading to congressional losses in 2022, but it also makes very little sense. Silencing liberals is the last thing democrats want to do if they hope to maintain power. Silencing liberal humor is practically political suicide; this is why Trump was sure to censor the show "Spitting Image" while he was in office. He realizes that humor is perhaps the most effective political weapon. The neo liberal establishment has consistently failed to realize this to its own detriment. This generation grew up mocking the news and political blunders. And why shouldn't they? Politicians have been a complete train wreck since the 1980s, failing to heed the advice not only of their constituents, but of trained government officials and advisors. The result has been the chaotic scenario we currently find ourselves in, and it does not appear that all that much is changing, apart from the fact that only conservatives get to make jokes now. Social media has fostered to conservative nonsense since day one, forcing the spread of violent conspiracy theories that have harmed everything from our diet to our right to protest; yet these same companies are now the arbiters of truth. How on earth does that work? Do you really believe these people are sincere when they censor others? I hope not because minorities have been censored far more that Europeans, who started, and the profited from the conspiracy industry, selling deadly supplements, misleading literature, and clothing attire very much like what you saw at the Capitol Riots to deranged consumers. Social media moguls are not doing their job to confront the spread of conspiracy theories. Much of the anti-vaxx and new world order conspiracies are still widely available on youtube, facebook, and twitter. These businesses are obviously playing both sides against each other to promote their agenda, which has nothing to do with what either party wants. It is discouraging seeing this same script repeated over and over again, with people actually believing that companies have political views. What a joke! How do you not laugh at such a thing? How can you have a set political view as a company when your economic well-being fluctuates from year to year? Profit knows nothing of politics or morality. Money doesn't judge; it simply goes to the person who is willing to make a deal. But to make that deal, you have to sacrifice things you care about, or that you just pretend to care about, which is the case with people like Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerburg, and they goofy guy who owns google (I honestly don't care what his name is). These are all monopolists. They don't care about your free speech or your second amendment rights. They just want your money.