They don't want , they want everyone to agree with them. Simply not laughing and conforming to their worldview is seen as an insult. It's more insulting to simply not laugh than to lecture them about why it's problematic.
Best answer I have is, "sorry, am I required to laugh at your jokes?" When they get emotional about it
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This is the most annoying thing.
They don't want
, they want everyone to agree with them. Simply not laughing and conforming to their worldview is seen as an insult. It's more insulting to simply not laugh than to lecture them about why it's problematic.
Best answer I have is, "sorry, am I required to laugh at your jokes?" When they get emotional about it
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Oof, same, though thankfully not with SV "jokes" just regular bad uncle jokes.