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Parody communities have a habit of being taken over by people that aren't being ironic and honestly believe the exaggerated views. Poe's law in action. https://
by re 5y ago
Parody communities have a habit of being taken over by people that aren't being ironic and honestly believe the exaggerated views. Poe's law in action. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
/r/GamersRiseUp went that way: https://old.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/fefycf/whats_up_with_rgamersriseup_being_banned/fjnqov7/ https://old.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/fefycf/whats_...
- josephg 5y agoThe opposite happens too - terms used seriously by one community are adopted by others to parody them. Eg, “woke” started as a term used seriously by the left, and was later adopted by the right as a way to make fun of the left.
- dragontamer 5y ago"Yankee" and "Macaroni" for an older example. This stuff has been going on for centuries. (Stuck a feather in his cap and called it Macaroni)"
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