@Potatos_are_not_friends to Science [email protected]English • 7 months agoExplain that, science nerds!imagemessage-square162arrow-up1858arrow-down122
arrow-up1836arrow-down1imageExplain that, science nerds!@Potatos_are_not_friends to Science [email protected]English • 7 months agomessage-square162
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-27 months agoTrue, but I often feel like people use Poe’s law as an excuse not to engage mentally. It’s really uncharitable, actually. Like, I can hold the view “is sincere” and “is sarcastic” in my mind simultaneously until something confirms or denies one. And it’s not like it matters that much. If he’s sincere, I’ll say "wow, that’s crazy, " and if he’s not, I’ll say “wow, that would be crazy.” [e] Just to clarify, I see now he’s a Fox news contrib. So, he’s paid to be nuts.
Poes law
True, but I often feel like people use Poe’s law as an excuse not to engage mentally. It’s really uncharitable, actually.
Like, I can hold the view “is sincere” and “is sarcastic” in my mind simultaneously until something confirms or denies one.
And it’s not like it matters that much. If he’s sincere, I’ll say "wow, that’s crazy, " and if he’s not, I’ll say “wow, that would be crazy.”
[e] Just to clarify, I see now he’s a Fox news contrib. So, he’s paid to be nuts.