2.2 scenario

Whenever a game developer takes way longer than expected or originally promised for the release of an update to a game, usually due to the constant addition of new ideas

Geometry dash 2.2's development time is a prime example of a 2.2 scenario

by Maxifire32 May 6, 2024

Theory of FTL Scenarios

A framework for analyzing situations involving faster-than-light travel, communication, or phenomena—not just the physics, but the implications, paradoxes, and possibilities. Theory of FTL Scenarios asks: What would happen if FTL were possible? How would causality be affected? What new technologies, societies, and dilemmas would emerge? The theory explores the full range of FTL possibilities, from warp drives to wormholes to tachyons, and their consequences for physics and civilization. It's FTL as a thought experiment—imagining the implications before (if ever) the technology exists.

Theory of FTL Scenarios "FTL scenarios always seem to lead to paradoxes—kill your grandfather, etc. But Theory of FTL Scenarios asks: maybe those paradoxes are just limitations in our thinking. What if FTL is possible, and causality is preserved in ways we don't yet understand? The theory explores the possibilities, not just the problems."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 5, 2026

Theory of Interstellar Scenarios

A framework for analyzing situations involving travel between stars—not just the physics, but the sociology, economics, and human dimensions. Theory of Interstellar Scenarios asks: What would interstellar civilization look like? How would trade work across light-years? What would interstellar politics, war, and culture become? The theory explores the full range of possibilities when humanity (or others) spreads among the stars.

Theory of Interstellar Scenarios "Interstellar scenarios always assume easy travel, but what if it's hard? What if ships take generations, and colonies lose contact? Theory of Interstellar Scenarios explores all possibilities, not just the optimistic ones. The galaxy might be settled, but it might also be silent, each world alone. The theory asks what that silence would mean."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 5, 2026

completely different scenario

a canned response to validate the responder's hypocritical actions as non-hypocritical

"So now you want to wave the national flag? Didn't you call that 'racist' a few years ago?"

"Completely different scenario! I'm doing this because it's against that evil foreign leader!"

by tourchan February 27, 2025

The Mandalin Beat Blamed Scenes Called Inciting Incidents For Thieves, I Will Refer It To Scorpions, THe Zodiac Sign WHo Believe In Integrity exclusively, please Calle Them "'Scorpios'"

The Mandalin Beat Blamed Scenes Called Inciting Incidents For Thieves, I Will Refer It To Scorpions, THe Zodiac Sign WHo Believe In Integrity exclusively, please Calle Them "'Scorpios'"

The Mandalin Beat Blamed Scenes Called Inciting Incidents For Thieves, I Will Refer It To Scorpions, THe Zodiac Sign WHo Believe In Integrity exclusively, please Calle Them "'Scorpios'"

by TheSpartanicaOfAnyHellstromu3e April 28, 2025

Deplorable Word Scenario

A specific type of Black Swan Event scenario where even the knowledge that something is possible presents incredible danger, making it difficult for the discoverers to seek counsel on how to handle the information, and leaving them with the ethical dilemma of whether to share the information (and hope people police how its used), destroy their findings (prisoner's dilemma that it may be rediscovered by someone else later), or guard the secret to the grave.

Named after the Deplorable Word from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magicians Nephew, where in the universe of Charn, there existed a single spell which, if uttered, would instantly exterminate all life in said universe, except its speaker (ultimately used by Queen Jadis to this effect, who would go on to be the White Witch). Prior, wiser Kings and Queens knew it existed and banned even seeking knowledge of it.

The discovery of the incredible amount of energy released by Nuclear Fission and its potential for use in weapons presented a Deplorable Word Scenario for its discoverers. If they kept quiet and burned their research, how long would it be before someone else discovered it? How long would it be before someone used it?

by TexasBard June 13, 2025

off on scene

In rural New England, it is common for a fire apparatus to use this term to announce its arrival at an emergency. It is not known how something can be both off and on at the same time, creating a paradox.

"Dispatch from Vershire Engine 2, off on scene."

by SVFDC1 August 7, 2025