Loomes counter

Device used to measure confirmed kills in warzone engagements. Named after the famous pacifist G.Loomes

After 7 games he had only manages to record 2 kills on the Loomes Counter

by Blubbernaut88 March 12, 2024

Body count therapy.

Is when you sleep with more people that you can remember to get over a break up.

Them: Hey bro you ever been to Miami?

Me: I've been, I had a great time, but I can't remember the girl I was with. After my break up I needed some body count therapy.

by Vainarrara809 March 28, 2024

Nixon count

A count of two balls and two strikes in a baseball game. Named because the umpire putting up two fingers on each hand resembles the "V for Victory" symbols that Richard Nixon flashed to reporters the day he resigned from office.

Ball 2 on the Braves' batter, and now we have a Nixon count

by mileysuckswhattednugentkicks April 25, 2024

Line Counter

A line counter is a construction worker stuck in their old ways, unwilling to adopt adopt new products or technology to make lives easier or faster. They reject the notion that any improvements could be made to tools or processes used in construction and home improvements and prefer to things the traditional way out of stubbornness and technology aversion.

That plumber John is a real line counter, the dude is still using a hand powered drill and flip phone since 2005.

"if you don't know how to use insert traditional tool/process/technique here, you wouldn't be working on my job site" - Line Counter commenting on any social media post

by Jimmy Hardhat June 25, 2024

Justified Counterfactuality

The use of counterfactual examples in contexts where they serve a legitimate purpose—illustrating a principle, testing a hypothesis, exploring alternatives. Justified Counterfactuality recognizes that "what if" thinking is essential to reasoning: we can't know what works without imagining alternatives. In online political debates, justified counterfactuals are those that are clearly marked as hypothetical, grounded in realistic assumptions, and used to illuminate rather than obscure. They're the difference between "if we had universal healthcare, here's what the evidence suggests would happen" (justified) and "if we had universal healthcare, we'd all be living in communist hell" (unjustified). Justified counterfactuality is a tool of thought, not a weapon of deception.

Example: "She used counterfactuality carefully: 'Based on similar countries' experiences, if we adopted this policy, we might see outcomes like X.' Her counterfactuals were grounded, bounded, and clearly labeled. Justified counterfactuality helped the debate, not hindered it. Her opponents couldn't dismiss her arguments as fantasy because she'd done the work to make them real."

by Abzugal March 7, 2026

Necessary Counterfactuality

Counterfactual reasoning that is not just justified but essential—without it, certain questions cannot be asked or answered. Necessary Counterfactuality arises when we must imagine alternatives to understand the present or shape the future. How can we know if a policy worked without imagining what would have happened without it? How can we evaluate a leader without imagining alternatives? In online political debates, necessary counterfactuals are those we cannot avoid—they're built into the questions we're asking. The task is not to eliminate them but to handle them responsibly, with humility about their limits.

Example: "They were debating whether the stimulus had worked. The question itself required necessary counterfactuality: what would have happened without it? She acknowledged the uncertainty: 'We can't know for sure, but models suggest...' Necessary counterfactuality meant she couldn't avoid speculation, but she could be honest about its limits. Her opponent, claiming absolute certainty, was the one being dishonest."

by Abzugal March 7, 2026

Justified Counter-reality

The use of counter-reality in specific, bounded contexts where it serves a legitimate purpose—such as when someone accuses you of holding a position you don't actually hold, and you need to clarify by showing what that position would actually look like. Justified Counter-reality is a defensive tool: when someone says "supporting BRICS makes you a Nazbol/Duginist," you might need to construct the counter-reality of what actual Nazbol/Duginism entails to show the absurdity of the accusation. It's the strategic deployment of alternative reality to expose the falsity of a claim, not to assert a falsehood as truth.

Example: "He accused her of being a Duginist for supporting BRICS. She deployed justified counter-reality: 'Let me show you what actual Duginists believe. Here are their texts, their positions, their goals. Now show me where I've said any of that.' The counter-reality of actual Duginism exposed the absurdity of his accusation. She hadn't claimed the alternative was real; she'd used it to reveal reality."

by Abzugal March 7, 2026