It's funny that this should turn up on HN, which is the true source[1] of this quote, often misattributed[2] to Descartes: "Any community that gets its laughs

It's funny that this should turn up on HN, which is the true source[1] of this quote, often misattributed[2] to Descartes: "Any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe that they're in good company." [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1012082 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1012082 [2]: https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=Any+community+that+gets+its+laughs+by+pretending+to+be+idiots https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=Any+community+that+get...