It's about control - eviltoast
      • teft@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Poe’s Law, without a clear indicator of the author’s intent, any parody or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views.

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          It can be helpful for anyone when reading text that doesn’t indicate tone very well.

          Not everyone is a professional writer that can properly express sarcasm through text