Sometimes I’ll state a neutral ‘observation’ because it seems interesting and that I can imagine both positive and negative reactions to it. The most common reaction however is a somewhat angry and defensive “what is your point?” https://twitter.com/payfrit/status/1273831566351822848 …
Poking at boundaries is a type of trolling I think, so the kneejerk defensiveness isn’t totally out of place. It’s hard to dissolve tensions by outright indicating that there is too much seriousness going on. The best comedians are very well paid for a reason.