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There was also a lane of people doing MY SPOON IS TOO BIG D: shit so I think the edgy ones are still out there somewhere
The true origins of Stalin's big spoon
I just wanna be the little spoon but I'm too big :(
... yes
From what I remember the Animation Show you're referencing was just straight absurdism. Like it had some of the violence of edgelord stuff, but the violence was usually used to heighten the absurdity, the incoherence, of the scene. The contrast between the light fluffy happy dancing cotton balls and one of them screaming because a literal ocean of blood is coming from it's butt.
Don Hertzefeldt animations are like the exact opposite of edginess, instead promoting an impression of earnestness through absurdism like you said. Op ought to check out Such a Beautiful Day and reflect.