There’s something I’ve been noticing when I scroll through Instagram. Any time I see an advertisement, any advertisement, really, there always seems to be a peculiar comment underneath the video.
“Nice try, Diddy.”
The spam comment, which refers to rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, has been around for almost a year now. According to Know Your Meme, a Wikipedia-esque website dedicated to the inside jokes of the internet, it’s unclear what the spam comment means. What is clear is that it is as commonplace as these advertisements themselves. What's also clear is that people are joking about something that isn't really that funny.
“Nice try Diddy” is not the only joke that’s come out of the bombshell sex crimes trial against Combs, in which the rapper and mogul has been charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. For the past year, people have latched onto the salacious details of the case – from “Diddy parties” and “freak offs” to baby oil to the sketches from the courtroom – to joke about on the Internet and with their friends.
The only problem? We seem to always be laughing about the wrong things.
