1. Badger’s Law – “any website with the word “Truth” in the URL has none in the posted content.”
2. The Wadsworth Constant – “the first 30% of any video can be skipped because it contains no worthwhile or interesting information.”
3. The Law of Fakery – “Anything fake which attracts enough attention will have some people vehemently proclaiming it’s real. Anything real which attracts enough attention will have some people vehemently proclaiming it’s fake. Corollary: If the creator confesses that it was fake, some people will still claim it’s real and call the confession a fake.”
4.Dilbert Principle – “Companies are hesitant to fire people but also want to not let them hurt their business, so companies promote incompetent workers into the place where they can do the least harm: management.”
5. Shirky Principle – “Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution”
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My favorites:
1. Badger’s Law – “any website with the word “Truth” in the URL has none in the posted content.”
2. The Wadsworth Constant – “the first 30% of any video can be skipped because it contains no worthwhile or interesting information.”
3. The Law of Fakery – “Anything fake which attracts enough attention will have some people vehemently proclaiming it’s real. Anything real which attracts enough attention will have some people vehemently proclaiming it’s fake. Corollary: If the creator confesses that it was fake, some people will still claim it’s real and call the confession a fake.”
4.Dilbert Principle – “Companies are hesitant to fire people but also want to not let them hurt their business, so companies promote incompetent workers into the place where they can do the least harm: management.”
5. Shirky Principle – “Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution”