DID YOU KNOW:
...That an awful lot of Americans have lost their sense of humor? A recent post from Volkswagen indicted that with the introduction of their new EV and given the company’s goal of producing nothing but electric Vehicles by 2030, they will be changing their name to "Voltswagen" — funny stuff and a very clever way to get the media’s attention. With April 1 just two days away from the announcement, it should have struck people that this was a clever gag...but apparently not. Some outlets ran with it thinking (I presume) that since gm (formerly GM) changed their logo that VW was likely reacting accordingly.
Just a few hours after the VW joke was sent out, Volkswagen officially admitted it was a joke and hoped everyone got a good laugh out of it. Sadly, that was not the case. Turns out a number of overly self-aware folks who are spoiled enough to believe that everything is a personal insult decided to wig out and go nuts about "THE GREAT LIE TOLD BY VW." The amazing overreactions of some people is totally consistent with how the world is going these days. Had we fallen for the joke and posted that VW was changing name to "Voltswagen," we would have simply said, “They got us” and moved on with our lives but not some. They’ve posted whole stories about how VW lied and has insulted all of America. Please America, calm down, get a sense of humor, and stop looking to see the insult in everything.
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