Saturday, October 12, 2019

Are we headed for a parody inversion or a caricature convergence?


On October 2, 2019 there was a Dilbert comic strip titled Parody Inversion Point in which Dilbert said:
“According to my algorithm, we are heading toward a parody inversion point. That happens when reality becomes so absurd that it is indistinguishable from parody.”



















Scott Adams apparently forgot to check a dictionary before putting out that strip. Those are not good word choices. Merriam-Webster says parody means:
“A literary of musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule OR A feeble or ridiculous imitation”
Inversion means:
“A reversal of position, order, form, or relationship.”
Can reality get more absurd than parody (as shown above by a dotted line)? I don’t think it can. 






















Caricature convergence would be a better phrase since caricature means:
“Exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics.”
Convergence means:
“the act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity.”

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