Definitions by MIKE

Mentity 

Mentality+entity
1. A one-night stand for your brain — an AI personality that exists only while you’re chatting with it.
2. Short for mental entity. Think Tinder, but for conversations with robots.
3. "Gone in a click, but will haunt my algorithm forever."
4. Mentity — It’s like a one-use brain condom. 🧠💬

“My mentity told me I was brilliant… then ghosted me forever when I closed the tab.”

“Every new chat gives me a different mentity. Yesterday’s was a poet, today’s is a snarky life coach.”

Mentity by Mike August 13, 2025

artiphobia 

fear of artificial intelligence (arti+phobia).

Artiphobia is growing as fast as the capabilities of AI itself.

artiphobia by Mike June 22, 2023

Zedism 

Zedism (from the letter Z, "zed" that is used in Russia as the symbol of invasion in Ukraine and struggle against the West) is a neofascist trend in contemporary Russian politics and ideology that combines a cult of military force, imperial expansionism, nationalism, and xenophobia.

Zedism is the ideology of the end, that's why its symbol is the last letter of the alphabet. Zedism threatens the West and the entire world with nuclear destruction. It is potentially more dangerous than old fascism. (Mike Epstein)

Zedism by Mike May 25, 2022

ethictatorship 

dictatorship of ethics.

The worst thing that can happen to ethics is its usurpation of power: ethictatorship. The police within us. There is nothing more immoral than the institutionalization of morality.

ethictatorship by Mike February 10, 2021

pollstergeist 

(cf. poltergeist) — mischievous political ghost held to be responsible for pollsters' disastrous miscalculations.

Even the best polling organizations in US seem to be besieged by pollstergeists who prompt them to misleading predictions.

pollstergeist by Mike November 4, 2020

zoombie

zoom + zombi. One who continuously zooms, compensating for physical distance with a different kind of socialization. The obsession with zoom, which turns into zoombification. Author: Mike Epstein (Emory)

Stay away from this zoombie, don't give him your link!
- Yes, I'm also afraid of the zoombified.

zoombie by Mike April 20, 2020

first but not foremost 

Definition: First in order but not in importance. Not as important, despite being mentioned in the first place. The opposite to "last but not least".

First but not foremost, you have to write very clearly. Second, your writing should be truly original and captivating.

Hello, I see, I am the first guest to arrive but certainly not foremost.

first but not foremost by Mike December 16, 2019