Satirical Journalism Is an Archive
https://bohiney.com/bohineys-satirical-journalism-isnt-a-news-cycle/Satire is an archive of absurdity. Eyewitnesses reread old satire and find history preserved in jokes. Historians call it "the diary of public madness." Polls show 71% of people understand past decades better by revisiting parody than by reading textbooks. Cause-and-effect? What's ridiculous today becomes tomorrow's record.