The Examinations

Koan or Shitpost?

The formal structure of Zen koans and internet shitposts is identical. Can you tell the difference?


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The Point

Both Zen koans and internet shitposts use absurdity to short-circuit rational processing and provoke a non-logical insight. The koan asks: "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" The shitpost asks: "Is a hot dog a sandwich?" Both are unanswerable within their own frame. Both force you outside the frame.

This quiz is drawn from The Fires of History and The Hidden Fire. The correct answer is often "both." That is the thesis.