Goldstein Effect

The ability to intensify public concern by giving a definite face to the adversary, specifying a human source of the underlying threat.
An example of the Goldstein Effect is the hate against George Soros.
by neamprost April 14, 2019
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The Urban Name Effect

The strange experience of finding your relatively uncommon name in the Urban Dictionary with a very specific definition that seems to relate to your life. A modern-day horoscope of sorts, finding your name on Urban Dictionary and thinking "haha yeah that's me," then considering if the entry could have actually been made for you. A form of cognitive bias in the digital age... or is it?
Alano: Hey, look at this entry in the Urban Dictionary. I wonder if it's actually about me!
Friend: No way, there are probably tons of other Alanos. You're just getting hit by The Urban Name Effect.
Alano: I can't believe my name's also used as a euphemism for Alcoholics Anonymous, damn it.
by CkajLanoa January 23, 2021
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Fleetwood Effect

Someone who spends way to much money on one game and will love that game to the end of time... or until you beat them in that game, and will get triggered when you do become better.
by Doge is dead meme January 23, 2017
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Butterfly effect thinking

No but it’s a good thing the whore fucked a literal cripple because now if you improve yourself it’ll be because a whore fucked a deformed mongoloid and not because you want to improve yourself. It’s great! It’s fantastic even! That she rode his diseased cock. Phenomenal!
Hym “And there goes the butterfly effect thinking! I knew it was coming! Did I do this one already? No? Ok, I’ll explain. Here’s an example ‘It’s good that she screwed Rain man because then it lead you to do *blank*’ and, before she fucked the retard, a butterfly farted in Africa, which startled a rhino, which caused a stampede that traumatized the the guy who molested the retard, which led to the molestation, which led to the little girl touching that caused him to be sent to the group home in the first place! If that’s the case, by your own logic, it’s just splendifferous that he got molested because that leads to him getting his own sex cult! Hurray child molesters!!! Furthermore, for the *blank* to be ‘good’, I need to make it good. Manually. And I don’t necessarily need the outcome to be good. I’d even go as far as to say that YOU need the outcome to be good more than I do! I don’t even WANT the outcome to be good! I would much rather feed the whore some copper chef! So, why should I allow it? Open question. Why should I allow you to force me to make the outcome of something the YOU SIGN OFF ON and I DO NOT, good? What do I get? Robbed repeatedly? Good answer. Mocked and ridiculed? Awesome. You’re a master debater.”
by Hym Iam October 12, 2022
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The Cdew Effect

Popular World of Warcraft PvP Streamer Cdewx aka *Liquid Cdew* is known for tweeting out his frustration with the popular MMO game 'World of Warcraft' and its balancing in its PvP minigame. There seems to be a common pattern with his tweets and how the developers decide to balance the game in the weeks that follow. Some call this "The Cdew Effect".
"Cdew just tweeted again man, looks like my class is getting nerfed."

"Blizzard just posted the patch notes for this week, its over... The Cdew Effect strikes again.."
by Skullinpwns May 14, 2025
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The Conneld Effect

The effect in which you have something planned for, a stream let's say. And then your entire plan goes to dookie because you get side tracked and make yourself the Wide Putin meme for some reason.
"Dude....The Conneld Effect is so weird. Its like a 'once in a blue moon' thing."
by wibbwobbles October 31, 2020
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The Facebook effect

The idea that the political ignorant have been radicalized to become far-right fascists through social media and meme culture.
Carlos used to be a fanatic futbol fan, The Facebook effect turned him into a fascist who posts about far-right ideals that are destroying the lives of people like him.
by PatriotMaker October 06, 2021
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