For the last 5-10 years I've though of April 1st as a hell-day. Most years, this sentiment (and warning) is what I post in a private group. At least this year it's on a saturday not a weekday, so most of the cringiest corporate april's fools are not happening.
The web just goes to shit with jokes which sometimes visibly take a lot of effort (e.g. unless this post was AI-generated and while it's much shorter than the author's usual, it is still to a pretty good standard (some of the hints are easy to miss though the "language evolution" is a huge hammer), other sites have complete redesigns or major flow changes just for that) but usually are not really funny, they dont feel whimsical or enjoyable[0], and from times to times just trigger dread.
This post does cause a pretty good double-take when you follow the author though so it's not bad.
[0] one semi-recurring prank which I do enjoy is subreddits swapping styles, it's completely harmless but it does cause surprise, and sometimes delight as your usual might be swapped with a very well-styled subreddit
The web just goes to shit with jokes which sometimes visibly take a lot of effort (e.g. unless this post was AI-generated and while it's much shorter than the author's usual, it is still to a pretty good standard (some of the hints are easy to miss though the "language evolution" is a huge hammer), other sites have complete redesigns or major flow changes just for that) but usually are not really funny, they dont feel whimsical or enjoyable[0], and from times to times just trigger dread.
This post does cause a pretty good double-take when you follow the author though so it's not bad.
[0] one semi-recurring prank which I do enjoy is subreddits swapping styles, it's completely harmless but it does cause surprise, and sometimes delight as your usual might be swapped with a very well-styled subreddit