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Heidemanns Paradoks

A situation in which a policy or intervention that is morally sound and logically justified in theory produces the opposite outcome in practice, due to ignored behavioral responses, incentive structures, or system dynamics.
Raising taxes on high-income individuals to increase public revenue, only to see capital and talent relocate, resulting in a smaller tax base and lower overall revenue. That’s a Heidemanns Paradoks

paradosi 

greek translation of "to gear out george"
paradosi just killed Cthun, george got all the loot
paradosi by zirky May 24, 2006

Este Parados 

An Air Cadet term to get a particular squad on parade. It is not another language, simply something that sounds like it is.
Este Parados
Este Parados by LegendaryBeast November 27, 2009

paradosum 

posionious, or harmful
this is a paradosum person

paradosum 

harmful or posiounus, like that person is paradosum
that person is so paradosum

Paradoxscopy 

the successful lies and alignment of a fake social media account that led you on a wild goose chase of beliefs with you essentially thinking it was the real person/group/thing when the fine text said 'parody account'
*Office gossip*
Ted's just been through another paradoxscopy on X thinking a parody account of Elon Musk was really him, DM'ing him to contact him via Telegram