Starcode's definitions

Paranome

noun /ˈpærəˌnoʊm/

Etymology:

From para- (“beside, beyond”) + -nome (evoking metronome, gnome, and norm)

A principle, condition, or agent in which each individual acknowledges a shared rule but claims personal exemption from it. The rule persists, but its authority dissolves through universal exceptionality. The paranome is the norm that no one fully obeys; each participant bends it inward, ticking to their own logic while still orbiting its presence.

You can't truly reason with anybody, because they never see themselves as wrong, clearly their own exception to the rule. Society is one tangled chaotic mess of a silent paranome.

by Starcode November 1, 2025

inorder

The process of manipulating an environment or species against its natural tendencies to fit an enforced pattern, often leading to unnoticed or ignored negative effects, aimed at controlling or regulating the natural flow through systematic application.

Earth was on a path of indescribable beauty until the humans started putting things where they don't belong, ensuring their world was inorder.

by Starcode February 27, 2025

erranthropia

The human condition where errors are tolerated if individuals face legal consequences. This acceptance of human flaws underpins governance, politics, laws, and law enforcement. Humans, though instinct-driven like animals, view themselves as superior due to consciousness, leading to arrogance, societal entropy, and hindered evolution. Also known as the "flawless flaw."

Our species exists in a state of erranthropia.

by Starcode February 27, 2025