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Social News

News from your peers. Word of mouth news. News 2.0
Tammy logged onto her Facebook to read the social news coverage on a concert that she was unable to attend. She read comments, saw pictures, and watched some of the concert on video which was recorded on a smartphone. She felt happy because she finished her term paper and still felt as if she was actually at the concert.
by Gig™ August 19, 2012
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Social leverage

That's what this seems to be about for you. Bill C-16 gives your students a degree of arbitrary social leverage that you weren't willing to afford them.

Hym "Hey, I really didn't use your work for a whole lot initially. I was saying back then what YOU are saying NOW because I was going though the thing that you are actively doing now. I had no recourse. I had no way of defending myself. I didn't even have the vocabulary to defend myself. The only tool I had to defend myself because I WAS (and still am) going though what you ARE going though. And I'm not allowed to use it because IT'S AGAINST THE RULES. And then I started critiquing it. And that's my REAL crime. It's like the chicken and the grasshopper. See, the chicken had a theory. And he thought his theory couldn't be contended with. Unfortunately for the chicken, there was a fatal flaw. You see, in the same way that there are two classes of fear, there are two classes of genius. And the grasshopper is both. So, like the brilliant deconstructionist that he is, the grasshopper began to contend with those uncontendwithable ideas. Jokingly at first. The chicken was enraged. His shining golden-god moment was sullied by the grasshopper.
And then the grasshopper began to posit HIS OWN IDEAS. And what's more, everyone loved it. They didn't just love it. It was objectively brilliant. Poetry and prose the likes of which the world had never seen. Comedy skits, philosophy, theology, social psychology. Literally billions of dollars worth of ideas. And not just quality but quantity as well. An untapped wellspring of new ideas. Some speculation. From conceptual arms deal to archetypal hero (and villian sometimes) over night.... and shit, I'm running out of characters.... Long story short, the grasshopper is now technically one of the greatest writer's all time and I forgot to use the words 'social leverage'. Shit. I went off half cocked here. I'll come back to it.
by Hym Iam January 12, 2023
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Social media

Multiple apps/websites like, twitter (daily dose of cancellation), Instagram (daily dose of photoshop) youtube, (daily dose of getting banned for no reason) Facebook (daily does of parents) Snapchat (daily dose of filter) tik tok (daily dose of cringe)
Do you have social media

Be more specific dumbass
by Spxdes August 20, 2021
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social justice two-way expectation rule

An ethical rule that states that before an individual can start calling out other people for making discriminatory comments or performing biased actions against minorities, the individual must first acknowledge and deal with their own implicit and explicit biases, as well as effectively manage their emotions, so they can lead by example. This includes recognizing biases that are not typically viewed as being part of social justice. (That means you must confront biases like Privilege of the Living and Political Identity Privilege.) It is recommended that when calling someone out over biased comments or behavior that you try to so in a calm and polite manner, so they are less likely to feel attacked, and to avoid supporting the stereotypes about social justice supporters spread by some far-right wing political commentators. Basically, if you expect other people to listen to you and change their behavior in order to be less biased, then you have to be willing to deal with your own biases and privilege and control your emotions.
The social justice two-way expectation rule is an important ethical responsibility for any person considering standing up to discrimination, because if you don’t deal with your own biases first, then a lot of people will ignore you due to the fact you don’t practice what you preach. Failing to deal with your biases prior to calling someone out can also negatively impact the views of social justice in other people as they may see the movement as being just being all talk, without producing any real results.
by Vanguard 1998 March 12, 2021
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Social Engineering

Often a tactic used by Team Avolition during their Minecraft Griefing videos. Rather that simply destroying a building they tear the entire structure down, put down dirt & plant saplings so that the moderators and admins cannot roll back the damage.
“No don’t leave the house, that’s a bad idea. What you do is a little social engineering instead and tear the house to the ground, put dirt & plant saplings so that they can’t tell where it was and they can’t use Big Brother to roll back the damage because it won’t be able to tell what was built and what was naturally there.” -Storm_Surge
by The Merc With A Mouth August 18, 2023
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social crafting

to make an intentional effort to improve one's social interactions and relationships in any social environment to make things more meaningful or engaging (you're not reacting to your environment, you're shaping it)
Schools, that are not forgetful concerning social crafting, offer study groups, clubs, sports, arts, and competitions, which all students can partake in.

Through social crafting, I started to surround myself with people who truly support my growth and values, instead of just defaulting to old dynamics.
by legendaryboomer April 22, 2025
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Socially Akward Person

A usually socially awkwardly person excessive internet use and isolation from other human beings. Can be perverted and rarely has friends and if he does they are not loyal towards him they originally think he’s good guy but discover his true perverted socially akward personality. Usually likes the opposite of what the crowd likes and not many people like him. Excessively talks about stuff no one cares about. PLEASE DONT BE A SOCIALLY AKWARD HUMAN!
Socially Akward Child: Oh my god! GPUs have gone up because of bitcoin miners!
Everyone Else: SHUT UP (SOCIALLY AKWARD PERSONS NAME) NO ONE CARES!!!
by Jerry H. Collins 156 February 15, 2018
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