Draft:Meta-irony

Meta-irony is a complex form of irony that is self-referential where the speaker or author is aware of the irony in their own statements and intentionally plays with the audience's expectations. It involves using irony in an ironic way, creating a layer of meaning beyond the initial ironic statement.

Meta-irony is seen as the next layer of irony after Post-irony. It's rise to popularity is largely attributed to the widespread adoption of Meme culture, especially in Gen-Z humour on Short-form video platforms in the early 2020s. The adoption of meta-irony has been particularly widespread on Instagram Reels due to the reportedly Toxic masculinity culture of the platform, which has been likened to that of 4Chan.