> Pretty sure most everyone's got that was what he was trying for.
I really don't think that's true—we have comments "worried about the mental health of the author", we've got comments claiming he "struggles with the joys in life", we've got comments claiming the author "seems like a disgruntled fake-intellectual guy who hates everyone for having any sort of fun". These aren't comments from people who get that he's joking.
> It certainly didn't land for me though.
That's fair; there's no humor that works for everyone. But even if you don't find it funny, at least you understood what he was doing.