Appeal to Kolmogorov: Difference between revisions
From Rest of What I Know
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The [[Appeal to Kolmogorov]] is a meme shape that goes like this: | The [[Appeal to Kolmogorov]] is a meme shape that goes like this: | ||
{{Tweet | |||
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. | | name = HowlingMutant | ||
| username = Howlingmutant0 | |||
| text = 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. | |||
| date = Jan 21, 2021 | |||
| ID = 1352218757880557570 | |||
| ref-name = Tweet_1352218757880557570 | |||
| block = true | |||
}} | |||
The first incidence I know of it is | 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 == | |||
{{#seo:|description=The Appeal to Kolmogorov is a meme shape implying one should accept a claim despite lacking evidence, inspired by Scott Aaronson's Kolmogorov Option concept.}} | |||
[[Category:Concepts]] | [[Category:Concepts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:15, 8 January 2026
The Appeal to Kolmogorov is a meme shape that goes like this:
HowlingMutant @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.
Notes[edit]
- ↑ HowlingMutant [@Howlingmutant0] (Jan 21, 2021). "A black woman invented the telescope. You might di..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
