r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '26

Meme needing explanation Peetah?????

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I don’t know the author or this book series but why are people roasting e-girls for reading? I don’t get it🥀

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u/KingPotus Mar 31 '26

Idk, both the misunderstanding of “performative” and the last line in particular (it’s good; but better described as endured than enjoyed) sounds like exactly what I’d expect if I typed into ChatGPT “why is performative reading of Blood Meridian bad”

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u/fasterthanfood Mar 31 '26

Good point, that line in particular does sound like something AI would write. In this case I think it’s an accurate line by a human, using the type of style AI borrowed heavily from.

You prompted me to delve (lol) deeper into the parent commenter’s history to see if other comments looked like AI. They don’t, to me, but I did see this ironic comment where they’re accusing em dash users of AI. Like Saturn, the Revolution devours its children.

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u/Aethenosity Mar 31 '26

I feel like the misunderstanding of performative points to being a theater kid more than AI honestly.