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When someone makes a crude joke on the internet (lemmy.world)
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[–] SulaymanF 90 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Poe’s Law. Without a sarcasm tag it’s impossible to know if the person is being sarcastic or is that extreme.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can always find someone on a social media site who actually holds that belief

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Therefore it's okay to argue against strawmen.

[–] GatoB -2 points 1 year ago

Most of the times its sarcasm unless you are in some places