Describing the tendency of people to overestimate a piece of media that they are very excited about, starting something of a domino chain that ends up “inflating” the media’s perceived quality.
To “adjust for hypeflation” would be to regard recommendations of a piece of media from people who are caught up in hype as if they are slightly less positive than they actually are.
To “adjust for hypeflation” would be to regard recommendations of a piece of media from people who are caught up in hype as if they are slightly less positive than they actually are.
“Dude, I was really disappointed by Chainsaw Man. It didn’t match my expectations at all.”
“That makes sense. It’s a really good story, but you definitely should’ve adjusted for hypeflation when that dude told you it was the best thing ever written.”
“That makes sense. It’s a really good story, but you definitely should’ve adjusted for hypeflation when that dude told you it was the best thing ever written.”
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I spent sixth months hyping up The Last Jedi that I had hypenosis when it came out and liked it for 2 years.
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Get the Hypemanningly mug.An improper noun used to describe a person, generally a male, who has a tendency in relationships to be a toxic individual and do so with an inflated ego.
These individuals can also often be found on dates with whales
These individuals can also often be found on dates with whales
'you didn't keep me interested so I slept with someone else. That's on you and I'm proud of who I am' he exclaimed
'Can you not be such a hype toxins for 15 minutes and acknowledge you're wrong'
'Can you not be such a hype toxins for 15 minutes and acknowledge you're wrong'
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The dishonest practice of placing distinct and and important terms into the same definition to support ones argument, whether it be medical, political, or any other terms that are distinct but forced into the same definition for someone's dishonest argument
The dishonest practice of placing distinct and and important terms into the same definition to support ones argument, whether it be medical, political, or any other terms that are distinct but forced into the same definition for someone's dishonest argument
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"That's Hyper-Umbrellism, I take TRT because I can't produce it anymore due to an injury, not to affirm my gender"
"That's Hyper-Umbrellism, I take TRT because I can't produce it anymore due to an injury, not to affirm my gender"
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aka: HP
(noun)
A psychological resistance to watching, listening to, or engaging with something — purely because everyone else is obsessively hyping it up. The more people insist “you have to see it,” the less you want to.
aka: HP
(noun)
A psychological resistance to watching, listening to, or engaging with something — purely because everyone else is obsessively hyping it up. The more people insist “you have to see it,” the less you want to.
🔹 “Everyone’s raving about that new sci-fi show, but I’ve got serious Hype Pushback. I’ll wait till it dies down.”
🔹 “I know the album’s probably amazing, but I can’t bring myself to listen — my HP’s off the charts.”
🔹 “It’s not that I hate it… I’m just allergic to hype. Classic Hype Pushback.”
🔹 “I know the album’s probably amazing, but I can’t bring myself to listen — my HP’s off the charts.”
🔹 “It’s not that I hate it… I’m just allergic to hype. Classic Hype Pushback.”
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