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Builder's Dilemma

Acceptance of inevitable destruction.

When you know that something is inevitably going to ruin what you have done, but you do it anyway for whatever reason you may have.

A builder knows what they build won't last forever, regardless they build. Maybe it's for money, maybe it's for love, maybe they build just for the sake of it, nevertheless they do it anyway.
"Mark built a sandcastle even though he knew a wave will just wash it off at some point. One can say he had the Builder's Dilemma in mind, a Sandcastle Mentality even."
by Urine_Gaming June 1, 2024
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The Daniels' Dilemma

When you talking to somebody in an xbox live party so you cant play any singleplayer games because they keep talking over all of the fucking dialogue and ruining the immersion. However, you have no good mulitplayer games to play so your stuck between choosing to talk to said person or leaving and playing the game you want.
Damn, i have no games i want to play while talking to this person. I guess im in The Daniels' Dilemma.

Daniel is a virgin - Sun tzu, The art of war
by BigDaddy42069Balls August 12, 2022
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Dallas Dilemma

The Dallas dilemma is a paradox in decision analysis in which two viable options compete in a dynamic probability to produce the optimal outcome. The Dallas dilemma is set up in such a way that decision-makers are unable to make rational choices for their best interests, due to ever-changing, uncontrollable policy variables and ultimately yield to institutional bureaucracy.
Should I take the Dallas flight or just stay? You never know where you would make it! What a Dallas dilemma.
by Guazi January 12, 2021
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deadline dilemma

The phenomenon where developers are urged to fulfill the deadline in gaming development, whilst at the same time still being unable to intuitively figure out the fastest way to finish making the game
With the launch date just weeks away, the developer team fell into a deadline dilemma, racing against the clock but still unsure how to tackle the remaining features.
by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
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the Dexter Dilemma

When a man acts so zesty around women it's impossible to tell if he's a simp or just gay
(a modern 'simp or gay?' take of the TV show Dexter where the mc is both a detective and a murderer)
"Hey he keeps getting his nails done to hang around those pretty girls. That's a solid case of the Dexter Dilemma right there."
by CabbagesShouldBeRed April 10, 2024
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The Ice Climbers Dilemma

The Ice Climbers Dilemma refers to the creation of the characters the Ice Climbers in super smash brothers, the dilemma refers to (when designing the characters) whether or not to allow them to both grab separately and weather or not to give them the ability to easily desync during a grab. In the first two games that the characters appeared in, they were able to do such actions, however, is the newest entry of the game (super smash brothers ultimate) only the main climber can grab, and to desync them you must use very complex combos that are not as effective as they were in the older games. The reason that it is a dilemma is that despite the older versions being more interesting they were also game-breaking.
The Ice Climbers Dilemma is a really hard thing to decide for Nintendo don't you agree?
by coolrobin December 20, 2020
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Selina dilemma

A Selina dilemma is when you are horny for somebody, but your circumstances make it so you can’t let anybody know and have to play it cool.
Me and Rebecca are banging on the DL. She’s so hot but nobody can know we’re sleeping together. What a Selina dilemma!
by McRiblett July 5, 2022
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