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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]. | 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]. | ||
== Original == | |||
{{Tweet | |||
| 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 | |||
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{{#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.}} | {{#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.}} | ||
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Revision as of 07:35, 7 January 2026
The Appeal to Kolmogorov is a meme shape that goes like this:
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.
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.
Original
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]
Notes
- ↑ HowlingMutant [@Howlingmutant0] (Jan 21, 2021). "A black woman invented the telescope. You might di..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
