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Ignorance Objectivity Bias

The belief that not knowing much about a topic actually makes you more objective—that knowledge itself is a form of corruption. The Ignorance Objectivist thinks that experts are biased by their expertise, that learning creates distortion, and that the fresh, untrained eye sees things more clearly. This is the bias of people who pride themselves on "just asking questions" without doing any of the reading required to understand the answers. It's ignorance reframed as a virtue, naivete as methodology.
"I haven't read any of those studies, so I can look at this with fresh eyes, unbiased by all that research," said the man whose "fresh eyes" were about to reinvent a wheel that's been round for decades. Ignorance Objectivity Bias: when not knowing becomes a flex.
by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 22, 2026
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Neutral Objectivity Bias

The belief that the most objective position is always the one that takes no side—that neutrality itself is a form of truth. The Neutral Objectivist treats every conflict as something to be split down the middle, every argument as something to be mediated, every injustice as something with "two valid perspectives." They mistake the performance of non-alignment for the achievement of clarity. This bias is most common among people whose privilege allows them the luxury of never needing to take a side, because no side is actively harming them.
"I'm just neutral on this human rights issue—I want to hear both sides objectively," she said, as if the people being harmed were just one perspective among many. Neutral Objectivity Bias: when comfort with the status quo dresses up as wisdom.
by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 22, 2026
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Authority Objectivity Bias

The assumption that statements from recognized authorities—institutions, experts, official sources—are inherently more objective than claims from marginalized or unofficial sources. It's not always wrong to trust expertise, but the bias lies in treating institutional authority as a guarantee of objectivity rather than one signal among many. The Authority Objectivist forgets that institutions have their own biases, their own histories of exclusion, their own incentives to protect themselves. They trust the peer-reviewed paper without asking who wasn't allowed into the conversation that produced it.
"The university study says this, so it's objective," he said, unaware of the funding sources, the demographic homogeneity of the researchers, and the centuries of institutional bias that shaped what counted as a "study" in the first place. Authority Objectivity Bias: mistaking prestige for purity.
by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 22, 2026
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The object thingy

a phrase commonly seen on youtube channels with profile pictures from bfdi or sometimes without just to show their love of the idea of the show or the base show itself. (bfdi is a show about objects.)
Person 1: Hey! im (insert name) - The object thingy!

Person2: Thats cool! do you like bfdi?
by AutisticFloppa January 21, 2025
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Inanimate Object Empathy Disorder (IOED)

Inanimate Object Empathy Disorder (IOED) is an armchair-psychological designation for people who experience extreme amounts of empathy for inanimate objects -- specifically objects that depict living things that appear damaged or distressed.

IOED describes someone who experiences legitimate feelings towards objects that appear as if they deserve sympathy, support, and even help as if they were animate beings. However, because these objects are not actually living beings, these impulses to care for, help, and support are misplaced. Hence the disorder designation.

If someone if your life continually says things like "awwwww.... that poor x" where x is more often than not a stuffed animal with a missing ear or a tear in its fabric, then that person in your life suffers from IOED.
Using the term Inanimate Object Empathy Disorder (IOED) in context: Because my wife has IOED, when she found 2 stuffed animals on the road, disheveled, she felt a burning desire to "save" them and "nurse them back to health" in our home. Now, thanks to her IOED, we have a new shelf in our family room with "recovering" stuffed animals on it that fill her heart with joy every day.
by NewPOV January 22, 2025
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Polarized Objectivity

When you don't know what to write about in your executive summary and your third group member refuses to do anything so you just make some bullshit up to make it sound like you know what you are talking about.
The factor of speed has not been addressed yet in the article, as its importance is subjected to the user, rather than being something that has polarized objectivity.
by lipoicacid April 13, 2025
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