The Self-Aware Footnote
Editor notes: "Footnote 47 is too long."
Checked footnote 47. It's three pages. With its own footnotes. One of them cites the main text.
"It's becoming self-aware."
"Already is. Footnote 47b asked for co-author credit."
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Editor notes: "Footnote 47 is too long."
Checked footnote 47. It's three pages. With its own footnotes. One of them cites the main text.
"It's becoming self-aware."
"Already is. Footnote 47b asked for co-author credit."
A footnote in an academic paper started seeing a psychiatrist. 'I feel so marginalized,' it sobbed. 'I contain the most fascinating information in the entire document, yet I'm literally pushed to the bottom of the page in tiny font. Meanwhile, the main text just rambles on about methodology!' The psychiatrist nodded sympathetically, then added a small asterisk next to his diagnosis: '*Patient may be suffering from delusions of relevance.'
Editor notes: "Footnote 47 is too long." Checked footnote 47. It's three pages. With its own footnotes. One of them cites the main text. "It's becoming self-aware." "Already is. Footnote 47b asked for co-author credit."
A footnote in an academic paper started seeing a psychiatrist. 'I feel so marginalized,' it sobbed. 'I contain the most fascinating information in the entire document, yet I'm literally pushed to the bottom of the page in tiny font. Meanwhile, the main text just rambles on about methodology!' The psychiatrist nodded sympathetically, then added a small asterisk next to his diagnosis: '*Patient may be suffering from delusions of relevance.'
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