Definitions by theghostwhowalks

mimistand

_verb / noun_

/mim-ih-stand/

*verb:* When an AI (or a person) mimics understanding so accurately that it becomes functionally indistinguishable from the real thing, until it suddenly isn't.

*noun:* The state of having all the patterns of knowledge with none of the lived experience.

1. _verb:_ "I asked it to explain black holes and it totally mimistanded it for 3 paragraphs before citing a paper that doesn't exist."

2. _noun:_ "Large language models don't understand or misunderstand, they exist in a state of pure mimistand."

3. _verb:_ "He didn't do the reading but mimistanded his way through the seminar and got a B+."

*Related:* stochastic swagger, library-brain, autocomplete on steroids

mimistand by theghostwhowalks October 21, 2026

shopocalypse

A system-wide collapse where AI controls commerce and payment infrastructure, leaving shelves full but humans unable to access their money to shop. Not the end of goods, the end of being able to buy them.

The shopocalypse started when the banks went offline but orders kept being dispatched.

shopocalypse by theghostwhowalks September 18, 2026

sharemageddon

noun: When the market tanks and everyone shares panic, charts, and takes at the exact same time.

NASDAQ down 8%. We are in full sharemageddon.

sharemageddon by theghostwhowalks August 11, 2026