@ckent@urbanists.social2025-10-30 21:56:06
Happy 20th Anniversary, “Truthiness”
It’s probably even more relevant to this decade’s technology than last decade’s politics
#colbert #truthiness #ai
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Stephen Colbert, portraying his character Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, chose the word truthiness just moments before taping the premiere episode of The Colbert Report on October 17, 2005, after deciding the originally scripted word – "truth" – was not absolutely ridiculous enough: "We're not talking about truth, we're talking about something that seems like truth – the truth we want to exist", he explained.[15][16] He introduced his definition in the first segment of the …](https://cdn.masto.host/urbanistssocial/media_attachments/files/115/465/324/634/840/566/original/4a93b6ee3da42381.png)
@ckent@urbanists.social2025-10-30 21:56:06
@ckent@urbanists.socialHappy 20th Anniversary, “Truthiness”
It’s probably even more relevant to this decade’s technology than last decade’s politics
#colbert #truthiness #ai