Fauxlution: a solution that, instead of addressing a problem, is designed to create the illusion that the problem is being addressed.
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Replying to @aral
maybe even fauxproblem: a problem created to serve the interest of the person raising the issue.
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Replying to @aral
I am thinking something more manufactured. Like the Gulf of Tonkin or the war on drugs.
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Replying to @peterstev
Ah, gotcha. Of course both fauxproblem & fauxlution could be summarised as misdirection. A term magicians know well.
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