Hegelian Duck Crosses the Road

write a joke only people who read zizek would understand Why did the Hegelian duck cross the road? To negate the presuppositions of the chicken and affirm its own identity as a subject of history.

A screenshot shows a prompt asking for a joke understandable only to people who read Žižek, followed by an overly academic ChatGPT answer about a Hegelian duck negating the chicken’s presuppositions and affirming its identity as a historical subject. The humor comes from applying dense Hegelian philosophy to the classic chicken-crossing-the-road joke. EN: A screenshot shows a prompt asking for a joke understandable only to people who read Žižek, followed by an overly academic ChatGPT answer about a Hegelian duck negating the chicken’s presuppositions and affirming its identity as a historical subject. The humor comes from applying dense Hegelian philosophy to the classic chicken-crossing-the-road joke.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 5750 2023-01-23