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.
“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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