American dream paradox

A harsh reality that many people come to the United States in order to start over and live a better life by having freedom, social equality, better education, and money, but yet for most people who come to this country, this dream will be impossible to completely achieve until several generations later, assuming they have a family with children, because of limited resource access and education, poor understanding of the social norms that most people in America actually follow, and distrust of immigrants in some parts of the country.

Pema and her family moved to America from Nicaragua in the hopes of starting over and help her children live better lives than what they had in their homeland, but they found it was exceedingly difficult to live in the U.S. because of the differences of America’s social norms compared to Nicaragua’s social norms and difficulty getting a job and finding decent housing. They are experiencing the American dream paradox.

by Vanguard 1998 September 11, 2021

Cael Sleep Paradox

This is the paradox that results in the deficiency of somnolence.

Cael Sleep Paradox = Sleep is for the weak and I would not be able to sleep knowing that I am weak.

by L4ce November 6, 2021

The ACTUALLY HAPPENED Paradox

the ACTUALLY HAPPENED youtube channel didn’t actually happen and the removal of it did actually happen but what did and what did not actually happen and was it all planned, setting you in a loop, thus the paradox

Some Person: wait the ACTUALLY HAPPENED channel was removed and that actually happened. wait so did it actually happen?

other guy: yes, that did happen but it didn’t exist so it’s The ACTUALLY HAPPENED Paradox.

Some Person: ???

by JustMilk June 12, 2020

Schrödinger's Cat Paradox

1. (n.) A paradox created by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger which outlines a situation in which a cat in a box, must be for all intents and purposes be simultaneously both dead and alive at the same time. This tests the theory of quantum mechanics by pouring in lethal radiation with the cat. Who knows if it's dead?
2. (n.) A justification for killing cats

The physics teacher tested quantum mechanics and the theory of probability by using the Schrödinger's Cat Paradox.

by DCCXIV January 3, 2016

the broken car paradox

The broken car paradox is a metaphor for how one hundred percent of relationships end with either a break up or someone dying which leads some so ask "Why even get into a relationship? " the same philosophical idea can be applied to buying a new car. "Why even buy a car if it'll one day fall apart and end up in a junk yard?"

It doesn't matter if I say yes or no to her because of the broken car paradox.

by New_edge2002 September 5, 2022

baby bear paradox

whenever a world, phrase or symbol describes itself perfectly baby bear just right

The name for the baby bear paradox is so baby bear (just right) in that it describes itself.

by Benwashere October 9, 2016

Blinkered vision paradox

Someone who doesn't like unrealistic games and films unless they do.

He won't watch Godzilla because it lacks realism, but one of his favourite films is doctor strange. He's obviously got blinkered vision paradox

by Therealgeekatron June 15, 2019