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Poe's Law

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Poe's Law states that it is impossible to distinguish between parody of absurd ideas and genuine expression of absurd ideas without clear indication of the author's intent.[1]

Poe's Law is especially relevant in flerf discussions because there is an extremely fine line between satire of flat Earth and sincere flat Earth beliefs.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Poe's Law" by RationalWiki
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