disinformation economy

the ecosystem of adtech and martech products and services that enable bad actors to generate revenue for their fake news and disinformation operations; first coined by Nandini Jammi in October 2021.

"While Facebook pushes users towards the most inflammatory content on the web, there’s an entire ecosystem of advertising platforms you’ve likely never heard of that converts all that traffic into a virtually unlimited supply of ad dollars.
We call it the disinformation economy." — Check My Ads newsletter BRANDED, October 27, 2021

by newsguardian May 20, 2024

Martyr economy

An economic condition under which people must subsidize their living through crowdfunding and appeals to charity.

In this martyr economy, we had to go on Facebook to collect money to buy jimmy a new liver.

by Nonsensicalme July 30, 2018

Slakenet Economy

(noun) /ˈsleɪkˌnɛt ɪˈkɒnəmi/

A self-sustaining economy driven by the utilization of data, browsing activity, and other valuable assets shared on the internet. In this economy, the act of using the internet serves as a means to fund internet connectivity, creating a cycle where internet usage sustains itself.

Hey Fred, we won't need to increase the budget if we switch to the Slakenet Economy.

by Slakenet February 6, 2024

The green new economy

What aldous Huxley's book brave new world looks like in America under the squad and the progressive left

The green new economy, well that's what will happen to America, in fact, is happening, if we won't stop the squad

by Sexydimma May 24, 2021

In This Economy?

A statement usually made after someone suggests something that the other party doesn’t particularly want to do, particularly involving anything to do with money whatsoever. Often used as a cost-effective way to not do something, though really it often applies to a stupid idea being rejected for this even more stupid reason.

“Yo we should put some rats up our asses!” - Guy 1
“In this economy? Damn shits are lucky if they even get out of the sewers.” - Guy 2

by I.E.I. Industries February 25, 2025

failed economy

Also see "broken economy" Failure by design, A economy flawed from the start. Lead to ruins by those in power.

Failed economy

by ShowWy-D November 26, 2013

cheetos economy

An economy that is builded on something really stupid and useless , like karma on Reddit , this maybe came from some incidents on ebay or facebook from kids that selled weird-shaped cheetos

Haha! Yes! Continue buy stupid Fortnite skins from the shop, maybe in the future you can shell them in the Cheetos Economy

by Alkis Umf March 16, 2019