[lerpa]

Oh sure because satire wasn't commonplace in books long before the internet. How would those poor souls have figured it out it wasn't serious?! IMPOSSIBLE.

Regarding Poe's law, if it looks like sarcasm assume it is and move on, but I understand that commenting on the internet is of utmost importance and a task that shouldn't be taken lightly.

[alexvoda]

For what it's worth, in books and other print media it is usually easier to tell if a piece of text is sarcasm or not based on context.