Some April Fools Day pranks are more clever than others. The one that National Public Radio pulled off, however, is brilliant. It’s like holding a mirror up to society and laughing in its face.
A few years ago NPR threw up a post on Facebook titled “Why Doesn’t America Read Anymore?” The link wasn’t a scientific insight on America’s increasing stupidity, however. It was an inside joke for those people who actually read the post:
What unfolded in the Facebook comments was the ultimate SMH, basically proving the entire post:
Brilliant.
[H/T: Uproxx]