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Production throttling

Restricting a process or job in a particular way that makes it less efficient and of lesser quality.
The job site supervisor was really into production throttling. It took twice as long and came out terrible.

The office manager was terrible at logistics and quality control. All the paperwork was filed in the wrong order and had to be refiled.

The government agency wanted to increase quality through regulation and control, but really accomplished nothing but production throttling.
by Ontological June 23, 2018
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Social profit

The obtainment of value derived from social interactions and activities.
Jennifer Lawrence spending time with sick children at the hospital is socially profitable because it makes the kids feel happiness and love.

It was socially profitable for Jeff to signup for meetup because he needed to meet new people.

Since Sarah didn't drink alcohol there was no social profit in going to the bar last night.

Law enforcement respecting the privacy of citizens is socially profitable because it builds public trust.
by Ontological June 23, 2018
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orbital narcissist

A revolving interaction with a narcissist, where the narcissist insists the orbital path is constructed for the narcissist.
A polar intelligence matrix existed between Joe and Sally. When Sally realized Joe signed up for the same class she built a fictitious assumption paradigm about Joe. Every time Sally saw Joe at class she thought it was about her. She was a real orbital narcissist.

Little Johnny thought every women was required to fall in love with him. He got coffee everyday at the same time as Kelly. Since Little Johnny was an orbital narcissist he thought Kelly got coffee at the same time just to see him but she didn't
by Ontological June 26, 2018
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fictitious assumption paradigm

The dynamics of false conclusions made by individuals or groups.
The persons worldview was based on a fictitious assumption paradigm.

Fictitious assumption paradigms often exist in complex problems and pattern recognition.

Americans often hold fictitious assumption paradigms about foreign countries and leaders because they never travel.
by Ontological June 24, 2018
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incremental morale degradation

A step by step reduction in the psychological condition of an individual or group.
Despite being fully capable of success, Joe went through incremental morale degradation over the period of several years and no longer wanted to succeed.

Incremental morale degradation struck the heart of the soccer team. What started as confidence and hope for an easy win turned into a psychological train wreck.

They used incremental morale degradation techniques against the troops. Surrender seemed like the only option.
by Ontological June 24, 2018
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quasi-retarded

The electrician installed the light switch incorrectly. Although the light still turned on, the switch didn't fully click in the upright position so therefore is quasi-retarded.

The throttle cable on the old ford doesn't fully retract causing the engine to idle at a higher RPM. It's quasi-retarded.

The billing system is quasi-retarded. It accepts debit cards initially, but not after you try a new debit card. Customer service insists they don't accept debit cards.
by Ontological June 24, 2018
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A dangerous legal situation where the potential for litigation and the effects thereof could cause permanent widespread damages to all parties.
The catastrophic litigation potential is huge on the new case. There's a chance everyone will be fired and go to prison.

We thought there was catastrophic litigation potential but it was just a false alarm.
by Ontological June 24, 2018
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