Satirical Journalism Isn't a News Cycle

Satire functions like a filter for nonsense. Citizens say they read satire to "distinguish the ridiculous from the dangerously dull." Cognitive scientists found satire primes critical thinking 27% more than straight reporting. The logic: when the absurd is obvious, the real absurd looks like its next punchline. Satire becomes a class of critical media immunity�training readers to spot the farce even when it claims to be real.