Knowledge Goblin

A Knowledge Goblin is someone who hordes knowledge. They will surround themselves with knowledgeable people from different disaplines. They don't necessarily stop people from learning from them but they do no teach people what they have. They are mire preoccupied with gathering knowledge for themselves.

Bruce keeps asking me questions but won't explain how to work out how to calculate the answer to this problem. He is such a Knowledge Goblin

by Big Ol Spanner February 2, 2026

Perfect Knowledge Fallacy

The mistaken belief that decisions can only be made with perfect information—that uncertainty invalidates choice. This fallacy rejects all action under uncertainty, demanding certainty that is rarely available and never necessary. It's the logic of "we can't act on climate change until we know exactly what will happen," ignoring that we never know exactly, and waiting is itself a choice. The perfect knowledge fallacy is beloved of delayers, deniers, and anyone who benefits from inaction. It sets standards that can't be met, therefore justifies never acting. The cure is recognizing that decisions are made with imperfect information, always have been, always will be. The question is not "do we know everything?" but "do we know enough?"

Perfect Knowledge Fallacy Example: "They couldn't decide which school to send their child to—not enough data, not enough certainty, not enough knowledge. The perfect knowledge fallacy had them paralyzed. Meanwhile, the child waited. They finally chose, imperfectly, and it worked out fine. Perfect knowledge was never available; good enough was always sufficient."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 17, 2026

Surface Level Knowledge

An idea/thing that is usually known by most of the people in the internet or real life.
Can be used as the opposite to ball knowledge.

Person 1: Do you what happened in September 11 2001
Person 2: Its literally a Surface level knowledge

by victorballs February 19, 2026