Wordpilled slangmaxxing: how incel language infected the mainstream internet — and brought its toxicity with it | The Verge

Poe’s law has created a dangerous game of hopscotch. We’re jumping between irony and reality, but we’re not always sure where those lines are. Interpreting words comedically helps the algorithm spread them as memes and trends, but then interpreting them seriously manifests their negative effects.
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