Expressing a very average, common, or politically correct opinion and backing up that opinion with lots of info/math/statistics etc when that opinion is contrary to opposite viewpoints with much simpler explanations. The term is used most often in financial circles.
Investor 1: “Bitcoin’s price will be going down for the foreseeable future and here’s why. According to my calculations……”
Investor 2: “Dude, you’re midcurving. Bitcoin’s price will rise cause more people are gonna buy it as time goes on.”
Investor 2: “Dude, you’re midcurving. Bitcoin’s price will rise cause more people are gonna buy it as time goes on.”
by eacc June 24, 2024
A decelerationist (decel for short) is someone who believes in the curtailment, censorship or condemnation of advances in technology or philosophy in the interest of emotional comfort. Frequently, decelerationists’ solutions involve self-regulation, self-censorship or regulation at a national government level. Not to be confused with a Luddite.
A popular decel opinion in 2023 is that AI chatbots and image generators need to be programmed to prevent offensive materials from being created, because the dissemination of those materials would hurt people’s feelings.
A popular decel opinion in 2023 is that AI chatbots and image generators need to be programmed to prevent offensive materials from being created, because the dissemination of those materials would hurt people’s feelings.
If person A thinks players in a multiplayer video game should be prevented by the game’s code from ganging up on Player X because Player X would feel upset about it, then person B could correctly say that A is a decelerationist.
by eacc October 12, 2023
In trading stocks and crypto, hitting an x refers to owning an asset that at least doubled in value over a given time period. The “x” comes from the times sign.
by eacc November 20, 2023