I cannot believe how quickly its transpired that people can’t pick up on very, very obvious sarcasm. I genuinely can’t.
The number of homeless children has increased by 50% n 6 months.
“We should grind them up and feed them to the Rottweilers guarding the multi-billionaire’s properties so they can save money on dog food and help create more jobs!”
It’s just Poe’s Law in action. It’s impossible to create satire that is too extreme, because there will always be someone who believes it to be a genuine post. The law was originally coined to refer to fundamentalist Christians, but was later expanded to encompass any kind of satire or sarcasm in online text.
I think you missed the silent /s
I cannot believe how quickly its transpired that people can’t pick up on very, very obvious sarcasm. I genuinely can’t.
The number of homeless children has increased by 50% n 6 months.
“We should grind them up and feed them to the Rottweilers guarding the multi-billionaire’s properties so they can save money on dog food and help create more jobs!”
“You WHAT?!!? These are CHILDREN!!”
the /s wasn’t a thing pre covid. I dont get it,
It’s just Poe’s Law in action. It’s impossible to create satire that is too extreme, because there will always be someone who believes it to be a genuine post. The law was originally coined to refer to fundamentalist Christians, but was later expanded to encompass any kind of satire or sarcasm in online text.
It’s been around a looooong time, certainly well before covid.