These Are A Few (More) Of My (Least) Favorite Things
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Summary
A humor-commentary listicle (sequel to 'Ten Things I Want To Stop Seeing On The Internet In 2014') — ten internet annoyances for 2015: abuse of Poe's Law, 'X DESTROYS Y' / eviscerates, 'muh jarb'/'muh sojiny' strawmanning, Wikipedia-shaming, full-screen-image articles, slowly-disappearing ads, demonstrative clickbait, 'entitled' as a fully-general insult, 'post-X' labeling (post-Zionist/post-rationalist), and pedantic 'humans evolved from monkeys' disputes. Comedy throughout, but several items carry real points (the 'entitled' fully-general insult; the 'destroys/debunked' connection to his epistemics).
Why this score
Quality 62 · Strong. A witty, frequently sharp internet-culture list — funnier and more substantive than a pure gag compilation (a few items land genuine insights) — but fundamentally a light listicle. Solid/Strong boundary.
Claude’s paradigm shift 42 · Moderate. The individual observations have some freshness (the 'entitled' and 'post-X' points), but it's a listicle. Moderate-low.
Real-world impact 2 · Minor. A within-blog humor-commentary post; no material effect. Within-blog influence.
Humor 3/5 · Scissor Statement. Primarily comedic in delivery (a Type=Humor listicle, consistently funny — the ad fording rivers, 'muh sojiny', the post-rationalist jab), with substance woven in. Scissor-tier. 3.