Why is social media so humourless?

An essay version of the video is below – not just a transcript but a text that I’ve rewritten thoroughly to work as text. You can subscribe to the audio-only podcast feed over on Apple’s Podcast app and other apps if audio is more your speed. It’s also available as a raw podcast feed if you want to subscribe to it directly in the podcast app of your choice. For fans of video, there’s both the YouTube channel and the TikTok account. Overview # Why do jokes fall flat online? Why is it so easy to get into trouble by saying something you thought was fine, but others found offensive? Turns out this is because of a basic feature of how these social media networks work. Erving Goffman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erving_Goffman Context collapse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Context_collapse danah boyd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danah_boyd Video # Audio # Why is social media so humourless? Download audio Context collapse in social media # Have you ever made a joke on Facebook, or some…