The general form of Epistemological Laziness Bias—a cognitive bias where one avoids the effort of genuine inquiry, research, or reasoning, while maintaining the appearance of intellectual rigor through performative skepticism or demands on others. Laziness Bias operates across domains: in debates, it manifests as demanding sources without searching; in learning, as expecting others to summarize complex topics; in reasoning, as accepting the first plausible explanation rather than investigating further; in judgment, as relying on stereotypes rather than individual assessment. The bias lies in outsourcing cognitive labor while claiming the high ground—wanting the rewards of knowledge without the work of knowing, the status of rationality without the effort of reasoning. It's particularly prevalent online, where information is abundant but attention is scarce, and where performing skepticism is easier than actually being informed.
Example: "He'd never read the book, never even googled the topic, but he confidently declared the summary wrong and demanded she prove it. Laziness Bias: confident ignorance demanding that others do the work."
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(verb)
The act of attempting a reckless, low-percentage, “clip-worthy” play in Valorant (or other FPS games) with the full intention of throwing the round or even the entire match. To lau is to deliberately sabotage while disguising it as a flashy highlight attempt.
Used sarcastically to justify failure: any missed shot or questionable play can be excused as “just lauing.”
(verb)
The act of attempting a reckless, low-percentage, “clip-worthy” play in Valorant (or other FPS games) with the full intention of throwing the round or even the entire match. To lau is to deliberately sabotage while disguising it as a flashy highlight attempt.
Used sarcastically to justify failure: any missed shot or questionable play can be excused as “just lauing.”
“Why’d you peek mid with a Shorty against an Operator?”
“Relax bro, I was lauing.”
“Stop lauing, it’s overtime. We actually need this win.”
“He said he was clutching, but we all knew he was lauing the second he went for that 360.”
“Relax bro, I was lauing.”
“Stop lauing, it’s overtime. We actually need this win.”
“He said he was clutching, but we all knew he was lauing the second he went for that 360.”
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by labubusagainstlabuse August 27, 2025
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2. The the ability to predict the future and want nothing to do with it.
2. The the ability to predict the future and want nothing to do with it.
Steve: Mike! how the hell did you not have to work today? The line was out of the store!
Mike: Yeah, I have what ya call, "Pre-laziness." I asked for the day off two months ago.
Mike: Yeah, I have what ya call, "Pre-laziness." I asked for the day off two months ago.
by G. GOFA May 2, 2010
Get the Pre-laziness mug.Wow, Mark, you must be feeling ultimate laziness if you don't even want that bag of sour gummy worms.
by xephyrlyric March 13, 2011
Get the ultimate laziness mug.Using your body in such a way that there is less effort in your everyday actions, making it easier to perform those actions and less painful. Through learning a practice such as Feldenkrais, we can gain a body awareness of how we move our bodies. Gokhale and Alexander method help too.
I’ve perfected my efficient laziness, now I rarely drag my feet when I walk.
Now that I’ve learned how to use my whole body to use my pen, my hand doesn’t hurt anymore when I write essays.
My pain and inflammation has gone down because my nervous system is using efficient laziness and not putting as much strain on my muscles.
I was the oldest man in my martial arts tournament but I did THE BEST and beat everyone because I learned efficient laziness.
Now that I’ve learned how to use my whole body to use my pen, my hand doesn’t hurt anymore when I write essays.
My pain and inflammation has gone down because my nervous system is using efficient laziness and not putting as much strain on my muscles.
I was the oldest man in my martial arts tournament but I did THE BEST and beat everyone because I learned efficient laziness.
by Amelia Starling May 2, 2019
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