Poe's Law

Adgar Ellen Poe, whom coined the term and for whom the bell tolls

Poe's Law is the idea that satire and bait on the internet is indistinguishable from genuine expressions of belief.

Counterplay

Poe's Law can be broken by adding tone indicators or community notes to every joke.

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Poe's 2nd Law

The oft-forgotten Poe Jr. states:

Any expression for love of waffles without clarity of intent is indistinguishable from hatred of pancakes.

Poe's Gambit

Poe's Gambit is the do-or-die Hail Mary one may invoke in a state of desperation and pain. It involves attempting to dispel Poe's Ambiguity by offering cold hard cash to compensate anyone who might have misinterpreted one's satire. The risk is that people are crazy and might call you on your bluff, so you're really hoping for people to recognize you are sincere without taking you up on your offer. It has a 0.7^5% success rate.