A lot of the sketches in Mr. Show seem to carry added relevance today. The "Worthington's Law" skit is basically Donald Trump. Is the show's prescience eerie to you? Yes! I don't like when reality is a joke—when it plays out like a by-the-numbers satirical comedy scene written by a bunch of goofballs. Reality should be more complex than that—it shouldn't be so obvious. It should be more textured. But it isn't! The "Fairsley's Foods" skit was what happened in the last election. FOX News was Fairsley's Foods, just throwing up these accusations that you have to respond to, and by responding them you make them legitimate. But you have to respond to them, so you're just screwed.

The weirdest thing isn't that Trump follows Worthington's Law—it's that so much of America would completely agree and live by the logic of "if you make more money, then you're smarter." They believe that's true. I don't know if they know that Jesus didn't make a lot of money in his life, but supposedly they think he's pretty smart. It doesn't make any sense."

[–] Saneless@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Ahh yes. And the pan sexual mascot not offending everyone, even though it's ironically stupid and offensive