This is kinda the plot of the Culture novel Surface Detail, one of the best
So we will be calling this Roko’s Surface Detailing in honor of Roko’s basilisk and the novel. t.co/16qQa1xAG6
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Virtue Band-aiding
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When someone is effusive about a relatively ineffective "band-aid" for a problem, which requires ~zero behavioral change . . . in lieu of a more comprehensive solution that would require at least some change but which would also be more effective, sustainable, cheaper, etc.
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reculture shock
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The whiplash going from no social interaction in lockdown to hugfest post-lockdown
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Holmeside, after Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ... “I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.” The left side is the figside. The middle is communism. See planplusonline.com/simplicity-sid
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the right side of the midwit meme = the upper-right quadrant of a 2x2
not sure how to name this, but thought you should know
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Aggrocalling is the behavior. The reaction is being ruderungled.
“She aggrocalled me this morning and I was ruderungled all day. Couldn’t get anything done.” twitter.com/moveincircles/
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Destacktivating. Shades of stacktivism.
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Feels like you should be naming the "shutting down a substack" trend before it becomes a big thing :)
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Dijsonnance generally, wedding dijsonnance specifically twitter.com/cafejerk/statu
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That’s all folks, thank you for coming to my INA. These cromulent Twitter events embiggen the soul of the feed.
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Ok I’ll do one encore
This is a false circuit, like a false start but a complete circle
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Going to a room to perform a task, getting distracted by something, then returning from the room having forgotten the task and not performed it
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Ok one more encore, and in honor of the guy asking...
Just-in-twitch economy
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The union of the gig, creator, and dropshipper economies.
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Okay absolute last encore and I’m done
Dramina = drama stamina.
Alt: core strength (as in both cpus and Pilates) twitter.com/ctbeiser/statu
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