tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053773803998874663.post1922048172688608260..comments2024-02-03T09:16:16.897-08:00Comments on Mr. Mean-Spirited: IN PRAISE OF POTHUNTERSMr. Mean-Spiritedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16261750487608315400noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053773803998874663.post-47622043357705482532016-07-07T17:11:29.465-07:002016-07-07T17:11:29.465-07:00Poe’s Law is the contention that it is impossible ...Poe’s Law is the contention that it is impossible to tell the difference between a parody and the genuine article. In reality, “Poe’s Law” is one of these internet assertions that looks profound to the ignorant, but actually says nothing. If you can’t make a distinction between a fake and the factual, that says more about the reader than it does about the text itself. <br /><br />If you can’t tell the difference … well, maybe you aren’t as clever as you think yourself to be. Maybe you just aren’t as smart as you imagine.<br />Mr. Mean-Spiritedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16261750487608315400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053773803998874663.post-88671482129449151152016-07-07T06:40:01.883-07:002016-07-07T06:40:01.883-07:00I can only hope that Poe's Law is at work here...I can only hope that Poe's Law is at work here. But I fear it isn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053773803998874663.post-3567821545123781722016-07-05T07:06:22.433-07:002016-07-05T07:06:22.433-07:00I agree, people who reckon they know stuff are muc...I agree, people who reckon they know stuff are much more accurate than people who spend their whole lives studying.The Heffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310148116666207941noreply@blogger.com