Oct 22, 2010 17:46
Efficient Furry Hypothesis (EFH) is based on the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH). It states that "Furry drama/flame-war efficiency causes an individual furry's reputation to always incorporate and reflect all relevant information." According to the EFH, the reputation or background of a member of the furry community will always be quickly exposed through drama and flame-wars, and thus will always be reflected at its true value, making it impossible to inflate/over-exaggerate one's background or tarnish someone else's. This means that someone incorrectly claiming to be an upstanding, reliable citizen will quickly be exposed for a fraud, and someone being tarnished by rumors, lies, or accusations, will quickly be exonerated once the drama explodes.
Examples of this effect in the real world are furries asking for a room, claiming they are financially stable and do not cause drama, only to have a large chunk of the mailing list they have solicited to step in and expose every sordid detail about them.
This theory is obviously controversial, in that most furry fans are uncomfortable with the idea that there is a good chance their bad decisions in life will by default become public knowledge, and because this theory claims that it is impossible for someone to hide their identity or infringe on someone else's.
P.S. Yes, I'm proud of this one :D