"Flarf is to poetry what Wikipedia is to philosophy."
Some implications:
Flarf is to power what Wikipedia is to knowledge.
Flarf is to ethics what Wikipedia is to epistemology.
Remember that Wikipedia is "the encyclopedia that anyone can edit."
Homework assignment: Editing is to philosophy what ________ is to poetry.
Extra credit: Anyone is to philosophy what _________ is to poetry.
(Hint: The subject is to poetry what the object is to philosophy.)
Editing is to philosophy what rewriting one's poetic parentage is to poetry?
ReplyDeleteAnyone is to philosophy what someone is to poetry?
Do I win? I've probably misunderstood the game.
You've understood the game. But you need something simple like "editing" (rewriting ... etc. is too complex).
ReplyDeleteAsk yourself: does the "one" need to be modified as well?