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Philosophical Friday Thread: Internet Authenticity
I think that many of you will agree that a majority of the best and most entertaining posts on Social Board are personal anecdotes or stories.
The question is: do these stories need to be true to be appreciated? Is something plausible but untrue able to tell us something about life – do the blurred lines between fact and fiction enhance the tale, or are they worrying to you?
Should people forgiven for trying to start ‘epic’ threads that a based on deception – recent example ‘Peppermint Apes’, say?