What does the term "shitpost" actually mean? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by davidagain@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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It gets used online for things, and there are whole communities devoted to shitposting, but I can't find a clear set of rules for something to count as a shitpost. I remember querying whether a post on a shitposting community was witty enough to be a shitpost rather than just a shitty post, but of course not all the responses to that were terribly helpful!

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[-] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A meme or post that has no deeper meaning. If you have to analyze it or think about it, you're already past a shitpost. The point of a shitpost is the stupidity of its superficial, useless, low-quality humor

It's possible to have a high-quality, high-effort shitpost, but it's rare, since by nature, high effort posts tend to also be meaningful. In my eyes, this is peak high effort shitpost

[-] rammer@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

That shitpost in indeed 🧑‍🍳 😘

[-] safesyrup@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 points 1 month ago

I like this explenation

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