Actually, it's a similar
principle to that of the
time travel causation paradox. In it, a
time traveller goes back in time to
cause or
prevent something. If this
succeeds, there is no longer any reason for the
traveller to go back in time; it has already been
accomplished. Thus, the traveller doesn't go back in
time, causing the
event to switch back to its original
state, causing the traveller to go back, causing the
event to
switch again,
ad infinitum.
Similarly, the least
interesting person in the world would suddenly become the most interesting, causing (him|her) to no longer be the least interesting, and the second-to-least interesting person becomes the least interesting person.
Now, however, the person is no longer the least interesting so, the lack of interest being the interesting part, (he|she) becomes the least interesting again.
According to my
current thinking, the
solution to both
paradoxes is the same: the world will
oscillate between the two
states
infinitely fast, thus causing, in effect, the
two states to become
superimposed,
distinct states. Hrm. Now that I mention it,
quantum mechanics, anyone? :)
Erm, the
sign ahead says, "
Zebra crossing." Should I be
concerned?