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The observation that, on the Internet, without a clear indication of the author's intent, it is impossible to tell the difference between sincere extremism and a parody of extremism.

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Poe's law

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Poe's law

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The observation that, on the Internet, without a clear indication of the author's intent, it is impossible to tell the difference between sincere extremism and a parody of extremism.

Japanese Meaning

インターネット上で著者の意図が明示されない場合、真剣な極端思想とそのパロディとの区別がつかなくなる現象を指す。

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Poe's law made moderating online discussions difficult because readers often couldn't tell whether extreme posts were genuine or satirical.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

インターネット上で作者の意図が明確に示されていない場合、誠実な過激主義と過激主義のパロディを見分けられないという観察（ポーの法則）は、読者が極端な投稿が本気なのか風刺なのか判断できず、オンラインの議論の管理を困難にした。

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The observation that, on the Internet, without a clear indication of the author's intent, it is impossible to tell the difference between sincere extremism and a parody of extremism.

If you accept Poe's Law, you hold that religious believers are indistinguishable from their parodies.

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