Scarcity
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Your love is defined by scarcity
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Your love is defined by scarcity
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Post-scarcity
Referring to a theoretical point in time past resource scarcity, society, or economical system in which there is no shortage of most goods, and labour, for the most part, is not placed on humans. The idea stems from futurological concepts of a society that has advanced to such a point that most resources are not limited, and can be produced, oftentimes by robots or narrow AI, or other artificial mechanisms. In this society, there would be no conflicts over resources, and society would have reached its maximum efficiency.
Post-scarcity by THEREALHYPEBOSS August 5, 2021
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piss scarecity
The fear of peeing in public due to the fear of the person in the stall next to you hearing you pee or break wind while bearing down
One of the busybodies at work was in the stall next to me in the bathroom I could not be due to piss scarecity
piss scarecity by Rearview61 September 24, 2016
scaredcity
Scaredcity: A state or feeling where the fear of scarcity or lack triggers anxiety or apprehension, often influencing behavior and decision-making.
1. Facing the dwindling resources of her startup, Jenna felt a deep sense of scaredcity, fearing they wouldn't make it through the next quarter.
2. The continuous news about global water shortages filled him with scaredcity, prompting him to invest in sustainable living practices.
2. The continuous news about global water shortages filled him with scaredcity, prompting him to invest in sustainable living practices.
scaredcity by Intentionally_JWM February 28, 2024
scarecity
Telling a junk-food junkie that "There's a worldwide shortage of chocolate" or "Potato-chip companies are scrambling to keep up with demand" may indeed sometimes prompt said unwise indulgers to temporarily cut back on their intake of said empty-calorie-laden comestibles, but once they find out about the bogusness of said "scarecity", they'll likely just go right back to gluttonously stuffing their faces with sugary/salty crap!
Scarcity Rationalization
The ideological claim that resources are inherently and permanently insufficient to meet human needs, used to justify inequality, hoarding, and the exclusion of certain groups from access. It presents a contingent political choice—who gets what—as an immutable law of nature, framing greed as prudence and sharing as naive.
Example: "There just isn't enough to go around," said by a wealthy nation debating healthcare or housing, while immense wealth concentrates at the top. This scarcity rationalization masks artificial, politically-engineered scarcity (e.g., vacant investment properties, drug patents) to naturalize deprivation and defeat demands for redistribution.
Scarcity Rationalization by Abzugal February 8, 2026
Theory of Constructed Scarcity
The principle that many situations of "scarcity"—not having enough of something—are man-made, not natural. It happens when access to an abundant or sufficiently producible resource is artificially restricted through control, hoarding, legal barriers, or designed obsolescence. The scarcity of the resource is a constructed condition to drive up its value, create competition, and maintain power for those who control the supply. Diamonds aren't rare; their scarcity is carefully constructed by cartels.
Example: "The concert sold out in minutes, but suddenly hundreds of tickets appeared on resale sites at 5x the price. That's the Theory of Constructed Scarcity. The digital tickets weren't physically scarce; their availability was artificially constricted by bots and platform rules to create a desperate market. The 'shortage' was a profitable fiction built by code and scalpers, not by an actual lack of seats."
Theory of Constructed Scarcity by Abzu Land January 31, 2026