Meaning of Poe's law | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The observation that, on the Internet, without a clear indication of the author's intent, it is impossible to tell the difference between sincere extremism and a parody of extremism.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Poe's law.
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Examples

“If you accept Poe's Law, you hold that religious believers are indistinguishable from their parodies.”

“But because the internet has changed in innumerable ways since 2005, expanding and accelerating all the while, Poe's Law applies to more and more internet interactions.”

“It's not just digital media tools that amplify the ambivalence of humor online. The familiar combination of context collapse and Poe's Law is equally impactive.”

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