I once googled a niche question, liked the instant answer, saw it was on HN. Clicked on it. It was me. I wrote the answer to my own question, and I guess forgot 5 years later.
In trying to find a reputable source, the first result was to an HN comment… that I wrote.
The folks we were playing with were not convinced.
Reflect. A mirror.
Is it knowledge (gleaned from the world) or just a reflection?
Well if you're looking straight at it then it's pretty obvious whether it's a mirror or not. But add a couple of filters and suddenly you're having a conversation with yourself like a crazy person.