I used to enjoy April Fools but I haven’t been able to for years and unfortunately find it a day of frustration now.

I just realized I didn’t encounter any tricks this year. I’m thinking part of that is I’m spending a lot of my time on services I host so less chances for others to add the tricks.

It feels like rain on my roof. April Fool’s disruptions happening outside of the space I’ve made while my life can continue as I like inside, undisrupted.

  • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 hour ago

    April Fools

    I’m not much for the standard April Fools pranks. They start put with humor, but will inevitably be taken to far as each person involved tries to one—up the other.

  • MalReynolds@slrpnk.netEnglish
    5·
    5 hours ago

    Yeah, feel the same, curated RSS feeds also contribute significantly.

    The amount of BS flying daily in the ‘media’ and with AI slop makes every day April Fool’s anyway. A constructed environment means the BS detector doesn’t have to be on 24/7, which becomes tiresome.

  • Barbecue Cowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    30·
    10 hours ago

    I fell for the AMD buying Intel one because it was so dry that it didn’t feel like a prank and I still follow hardware news because of said self hosting.

    • hitmyspot@aussie.zoneEnglish
      6·
      7 hours ago

      I saw the James Bond new casting one and was skeptical, but also half believed. I was skeptical enough to Google for other sources and the joke was spoiled by the top result.

    • Bahnd Rollard@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      26 minutes ago

      Dito, most major outlets and companies that used to do fun things in the past for marketing or for fun have stopped. It used to be my favorite holiday, now adays… Its dry and the humor just isnt there anymore.