A psychological phenomenon where people act less restrained online than they would in person, leading to a range of behaviors from increased honesty and passion to negative actions like cyberbullying
The online disinhibition effect made him feel bold enough to share his deepest thoughts, but it also led to some regrettable comments that hurt others.
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It's like the screen time resolution effect kicks in every January; the kids are totally on board with the new limits, but try it during a hectic Wednesday, and it’s a whole different story!
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Charlie Kirk's Memorial caused a Grindr outage because there were too many people connecting at the same time; Charlie Kirk Effect in full swing.
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Get the Charlie Kirk Effect mug.An effect often observed in school hallways. The hall effect is the effect of loud conversations in small spaces. In order to be heard over the chaos, conversations become louder and louder, driving up the overall level of noise. This causes conversations to become louder, eventually preventing conversation at all and transforming language into meaningless babble.
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After "AADC: Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?" became a hit, the AADC effect kicked in, and suddenly every new release was another teen romance trying to capture the same magic!
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They say there's a birthday effect, so I’m skipping the skydiving this year; I don’t want to become a statistic.
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