A quirky way to describe being stuck between two equally unappealing choices, like deciding whether to skip a social event or attend and be bored.
Supposedly, it comes from a time when parsnips were considered a bland vegetable, making any dish with them a tough sell.
Supposedly, it comes from a time when parsnips were considered a bland vegetable, making any dish with them a tough sell.
by MothMaven August 16, 2024
Billy was playing skyrim and encountered the nord dilemma when he saw Helga the Bootylicious and wasn't sure if he should keep playing or flick the old arctic bean. But then he took an arrow to the knee.
by XxxgreaselordxxX January 15, 2017
<.7.9.7.6.>free us to dive further into the dilemmas that really deserve our focused effort<.7.9.7.6.>
<.7.9.7.6.>free us to dive further into the dilemmas that really deserve our focused effort<.7.9.7.6.>
by IPromiseToDoWhatIPromised May 27, 2025
The situation one faces when deciding whether or not to stroke and if so, for how long. It is usually present when another more important activity should supersede stroking, but one wants to make time for stroking nonetheless. It is more commonly encountered during the day (when one has more to do) than at night for those who are not nocturnal.
I resolved my stroker's dilemma by affirming to myself that it's a normal and healthy activity - like eating or sleeping. I'll catch the next train.
by goyo May 02, 2017
When you have responsabilities that you don't want to do, but you're still bored and don't know what to do.
You: Uuuhh. I'm sooo bored, Jeff !
Jeff : don't worry, it's the dilemma of the son of a bitch! You're just a huge failure and I hope you won't get anything in life.
Jeff : don't worry, it's the dilemma of the son of a bitch! You're just a huge failure and I hope you won't get anything in life.
by I_have_erectile_dysfunction October 10, 2023
The Savant's dilemma occurs when the only reliable method of receiving recognition for your work is to cease working on it, thereby letting the project or effort die.
This typically occurs as a younger person of abnormally high skill is transitioning through the ranks but has not yet been universally recognized for their contributions.
It is particularly likely when such a skilled person is placed on a project that includes more senior people of broader influence and visibility. The outperformer may have no real path to gain visibility since people not on the project will naturally assume the success of the project should be attributed mostly to the person(s) who already have greater visibility. As the outperformer contributes more and more to the project, a greater share of recognition is diverted away from them.
Once this situation occurs, it may be in the savant's interest to leave the project, and let it die. In doing so, the savant receives recognition in hindsight. By not leaving, the savant expands the misconception and hinders his or her career.
To avoid this, invisible savants should avoid being on projects from their beginning, unless they are given the senior role. They can join a troubled project mid-way through, even in a non-senior role, provided the state of the project is widely understood. Their addition to the project will prompt questions of "what changed", thereby giving them visibility in spite of the lack of official title.
This typically occurs as a younger person of abnormally high skill is transitioning through the ranks but has not yet been universally recognized for their contributions.
It is particularly likely when such a skilled person is placed on a project that includes more senior people of broader influence and visibility. The outperformer may have no real path to gain visibility since people not on the project will naturally assume the success of the project should be attributed mostly to the person(s) who already have greater visibility. As the outperformer contributes more and more to the project, a greater share of recognition is diverted away from them.
Once this situation occurs, it may be in the savant's interest to leave the project, and let it die. In doing so, the savant receives recognition in hindsight. By not leaving, the savant expands the misconception and hinders his or her career.
To avoid this, invisible savants should avoid being on projects from their beginning, unless they are given the senior role. They can join a troubled project mid-way through, even in a non-senior role, provided the state of the project is widely understood. Their addition to the project will prompt questions of "what changed", thereby giving them visibility in spite of the lack of official title.
What happened to project X, it sounded like it was going so well?
Bob left.
But he wasn't the lead on that, what's the problem?
Well, he's the one who actually was doing everything. He moved to project Y, which was a mess till he got there.
So it was the savant's dilemma?
Yeah, but at least he won't be in that situation again.
Bob left.
But he wasn't the lead on that, what's the problem?
Well, he's the one who actually was doing everything. He moved to project Y, which was a mess till he got there.
So it was the savant's dilemma?
Yeah, but at least he won't be in that situation again.
by theEngineerGuide August 05, 2018
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.
by coolrobin December 20, 2020