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The [[Appeal to Kolmogorov]] is a meme shape that goes like this:
The [[Appeal to Kolmogorov]] is a meme shape that goes like this:
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A black woman invented the telescope.  You might disagree.  You might even have some evidence to the contrary.  But you have to ask yourself: is this really worth losing my job over?  A black woman invented the telescope.
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The first incidence I know of it is [https://twitter.com/Howlingmutant0/status/1352218757880557570 that tweet] but like any other meme template it is snowcloned repeatedly. I call it that because it bears a similarity to Scott Aaronson's [https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=3376 The Kolmogorov Option].
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The first incidence I know of it is that tweet but like any other meme template it is snowcloned repeatedly. I call it that because it bears a similarity to Scott Aaronson's [https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=3376 The Kolmogorov Option].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Latest revision as of 08:15, 8 January 2026

The Appeal to Kolmogorov is a meme shape that goes like this:

HowlingMutant Twitter logo, a stylized blue bird
@Howlingmutant0

A black woman invented the telescope. You might disagree. You might even have some evidence to the contrary. But you have to ask yourself: is this really worth losing my job over? A black woman invented the telescope.

Jan 21, 2021[1]

The first incidence I know of it is that tweet but like any other meme template it is snowcloned repeatedly. I call it that because it bears a similarity to Scott Aaronson's The Kolmogorov Option.

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  1. HowlingMutant [@Howlingmutant0] (Jan 21, 2021). "A black woman invented the telescope. You might di..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.