“The seesaw of earnest to irony is something that’s been a part of life, a part of humor, a part of entertainment for centuries, even if it appears differently over time. It’s not a Gen X or Gen Y or Gen Next ‘thing’; it’s a seesaw that need not end even when twentysomethings who currently live in Bushwick and play the ukelele have reached middle age and are getting their tattoos removed by laser.”