satisfaction pollution

The endless stream of surveys and questionnaires that will haunt you after buying something on the internet.

After flying with Delta, they dumped two weeks of their satisfaction pollution on me

by dr-factor February 4, 2020

Discussion Pollution

A person entering a, usually controversial, discussion with the most surface-level, stereotype-based, and hyperbolic arguments possible. Their take then becomes the easy go-to meme response that spreads, resulting in a form of Flanderization for the discussion as a whole, cutting any nuance or complexity to the discourse and adding undeserved importance to it.

Some of the more prevalent examples of this are in discussions of Fermi's paradox, where the go to is, "Aliens don't talk to us because we're stupid," despite how much it's implying about the aliens in question. And arguments about America not using the metric system, with the reason often being, "Americans are too stupid and lazy to understand it," forcing a stereotype and ignoring any actual reasons the US hasn't switched over.
Since these arguments are often done for quick validation, they often have little to no research backing them either due to overconfidence of being right, or an unconscious fear of having to think complexly.

commenter 1: omfg why don't Americans just switch to metric already, why are they too dumb to do government.
commenter 2: You could leave and google how states' rights work, fucking discussion pollution.

by dirtwashere April 9, 2023

world wide web pollution

when people create emailing list trying to sell stuff no one wants, wasting time and space on the world wide web.

I am sick of getting emails from people I don't know trying to sell me stuff i don't want. All these people are doing is contributing to world wide web pollution.

by Hplar Renraw April 16, 2018

Polluted Cow

Polluted Cow is how the world will look like in years from now. It will destroy our planet. It is our inevitable future

"Wow the world will really look like a polluted cow

by jajacoro12 October 22, 2019

audio pollution

When someone talks very rapidly about things you have little understanding, it's like the sound of an unwanted radio playing music that doesn't appeal to you.

His relentless ramble was a form of audio pollution.

by HookBeak66 September 15, 2022

emotional pollution

Noun. A distracting and excessive cloud of feelings that surrounds a complainer and overcasts an event. May include complaints drenched in anger or grief, but not a physical solution. Used to push others away with its feckless toxicity.

--He could have done his homework, but instead just spent an hour complaining about it. The air was so thick with emotional pollution, I just had to get out of there.

--I think she had a problem with my attitude, but I couldn't care less. She just babbled emotional pollution of "blah blah blah." Some people live to perfect their outrage.

by UGiveUp2 November 11, 2017

Recreational pollution

Pollution generated through non-emergency activities for pleasure or amusement which can be expressed through toxic exhaust, loud noise, contamination or disruption of soils and waterways, and sudden changes to a temperature or natural light within a native ecosystem. Examples include: airline travel, use of internal combustion engines, two-stroke boat motors, snowmobiles, ATV’s, recreational space travel, fireworks, light, loud music, etc. Limits to this variety of pollution, is regulated in some regions for the preservation of natural habitats and also can be determined and set by individuals with regard to their conscious awareness of the negative impacts caused from such activities.

Humans with disposable income have a greater capacity of contributing to recreational pollution.

by kin con verde April 7, 2024