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vict7
7 days ago
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25 years of mass surveillance is enough
I may have issues detecting sarcasm. I hope to god this is sarcasm… because these kinds of takes are rampant on this site.
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Tangurena2
7 days ago
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Poe's law is an adage of Internet culture which says that, 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
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vict7
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Oh yeah. For that reason (I guess an unpopular opinion?) I have always been a fan of the /s.
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