A more extreme form of verbal diarrhea, it is a pretentious and long-winded explanation of one's thoughts or understanding of a painfully boring topic; it is often mistaken for intellect but is really just stupid shit that people say in a failed attempt to seem smart.
cognitive discharger: "The Arc de Triomphe is my absolute dream representation of Napoleonic neoclassical architecture because of the grandness of its triumphal arch and the simplicity of its romantic neoclassic relief. Absolutely astounding!"
listener: "Oh, fuck off."
listener: "Oh, fuck off."
by heihej March 25, 2010
Get the cognitive discharge mug.A person for whom exposure to cognitive dissonance has resulted in rational conclusions contrary to the 'official' narrative of history and/or culture. If this dissonance becomes great enough, the person will be compelled to start producing new cognitive dissonance, becoming a cognitive dissident.
An activist who disseminates information aimed at changing peoples opinions regarding an immoral status-quo could be regarded as a cognitive dissident
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1. If my sister looked like Scarlett Johansson, I would be experiencing some serious cocknitive dissonance.
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Wikipedia is an example of wide-scale deployment of cognitive surplus.
"You know where the time comes from. It comes from the cognitive surplus that you've been masking for 50 years".
"You know where the time comes from. It comes from the cognitive surplus that you've been masking for 50 years".
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Dealing with my co-workers is such a cognitive burden.
I hate working in customer service. It’s a real cognitive burden.
I hate working in customer service. It’s a real cognitive burden.
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