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Pons_Aelius@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Same with the modern "The earth is flat" bullshit. It started as a 4chan troll in the early '00s.

All are an weird corollary of Poe's Law:

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

Corollary to Poe's Law

If you post a joke conspiracy theory, some idiot will believe it.

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