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hypothesis: more than 90% of Tumblr screenshots can be made funnier by removing the last captured reply
hypothesis: it does not work recursively
It does if you follow through to the end. There may be local minima on the way.
mother of god, you were right
Hypothesis regarding recursion: see Recursion Hypothesis
In this case I think having "no notes" and then "104,574 notes" adds a little bonus giggle at the end.
hypothesis: the last reply is usually left there to stop hundreds of people replying that exact same thing below.
On reddit there was r/comedyhomicide for these cases where someone felt the need to tack on a random reaction to something funny. As if the viewer needs to be guided to what their reaction should be. It always reminded me of a laugh track.