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[–]GrilledTofuIdentifying as a block of tofu[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

I dunno nowadays, considering Reddit unironically touted this not too long ago. I remember the story about a father of a 2 year old turning trans and wondered why his family fell apart, for example.

[–]ClassroomPast6178 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

Oh I agree, Poe’s Law is more relevant than ever these days.

But there should be a Titania McGrath caveat/addendum, where what is satire one day becomes true within 18 months-5 years.

[–]LyingSpirit472 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I had always thought the addendum to Poe's Law is different: The very act of making satire of extremist thoughts will cause two people to exist- one person who sincerely, unironically believes that satirical belief, and another who believes something so extreme that this becomes downright conservative in comparison.

[–]ClassroomPast6178 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I was merely suggesting a possible addendum to Poe’s law, but I like your’s better.

[–]GrilledTofuIdentifying as a block of tofu[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Isn't she the one who had to shut down her satire site because all the nonsense became a reality?

[–]ClassroomPast6178 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Titania McGrath is a hilarious satirical character by Andrew Doyle who keeps getting banned on twitter for being too woke. There was a period where everything she said came true about 18 months later.

[–]GrilledTofuIdentifying as a block of tofu[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Doyle describes her as "a militant vegan who thinks she is a better poet than William Shakespeare"

The fictional Titania Gethsemane McGrath is a 24-year-old "radical intersectionalist poet committed to feminism, social justice and armed peaceful protest" who identifies as non-binary, "polyracial" and ecosexual.

This was a SATIRE account?!!?!??!

I'm ded right now. Every single thing here in this description is unironically true on Twitter. Somebody, somewhere, it exactly this in current year.

[–]ClassroomPast6178 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Titania is most definitely satire, I have her first book and it’s painfully funny.