The willful refusal of corporate leadership to acknowledge or adopt emerging technology, trends, or innovations. This often leads to catastrophic business failure. Most commonly found in legacy companies where senior execs are allergic to change and cling to outdated models like it’s still 1995.
Symptoms include:
- Laughing off disruptive startups
- Refusing to invest in digital transformation (including AI)
- Saying things like “This is how we’ve always done it”
- Holding 3-hour meetings to ignore 3-minute solutions
- Exaggerated paranoia about worst case outcomes trying new things.
- Refusal to invest extra money just because it might lower short term profitability and might temporarily upset investors.
- Pathetically trying to look “new and hip” by wasting money on asinine expenditures DEI and wokeness thinking customers will overlook outdated products and services. This was especially problematic 2021-2024 but still unfortunately prevalent in many corporations. This is the “Bud Light” effect.
Symptoms include:
- Laughing off disruptive startups
- Refusing to invest in digital transformation (including AI)
- Saying things like “This is how we’ve always done it”
- Holding 3-hour meetings to ignore 3-minute solutions
- Exaggerated paranoia about worst case outcomes trying new things.
- Refusal to invest extra money just because it might lower short term profitability and might temporarily upset investors.
- Pathetically trying to look “new and hip” by wasting money on asinine expenditures DEI and wokeness thinking customers will overlook outdated products and services. This was especially problematic 2021-2024 but still unfortunately prevalent in many corporations. This is the “Bud Light” effect.
Blockbuster had a chance to buy Netflix for pocket change, but their execs unfortunately had Dinosaur Ignorance. They thought they were too big to fail and they couldn’t see the asteroid of new technology about to obliterate their entire business model. Now there is just a sad empty dusty store in Oregon full of regrets.
by BlueonBack2628 March 21, 2025
Get the dinosaur ignorancemug. To install a cable, especially a low voltage cable. Often done above ceilings or under specialty floors.
See also: Crop Dust a Dinosaur Bone in a Suit of Armor.
See also: Crop Dust a Dinosaur Bone in a Suit of Armor.
by HateStain May 7, 2025
Get the Crop Dust A Dinosaur Bonemug. 
A football manager that’s been in the game for a long time and been to multiple clubs but not able to provide results for their club and often have the tactics of a goldfish and normally take their team down to relegation.
by I'mSoSad April 2, 2021
Get the Dinosaur Managermug. A chocolate confection shaped like a dinosaur. Inexplicably sold during the Easter season. Maybe 'cuz birds are dinos? IDK
"My neice got a chocolate dinosaur on Easter."
"... ... ... Please tell me you're not being facetious."
"... ... ... Please tell me you're not being facetious."
by Darth Ramious April 1, 2022
Get the chocolate dinosaurmug. Dinosaurs are ancient reptiles that walk around and say RAR. They were humongous, and they ate a truck ton of food. The T-rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, and Barney are all dinosaurs. Dinosaurs ranged in color, from tan, to red, to purple. Some had feathers, and others didn’t. A singular species of true dinosaurs still exists. They are usually found in Kentucky Ballistics videos, or at halloween time.
by Michigan man 9000 May 14, 2024
Get the DINOSAURmug. Dinosaur equipment can be classified as anything that is Strange or out of place, Or something funny.
(Must us hand signals)
Moving the hand in a Wave, and then Open palm, pulling your hand away from your face and Closing your fingers to touch at the tips.
kid 1: Your mom is Dumb.
kid 2: Dinosaur Equipment. (Using the signs)
Moving the hand in a Wave, and then Open palm, pulling your hand away from your face and Closing your fingers to touch at the tips.
kid 1: Your mom is Dumb.
kid 2: Dinosaur Equipment. (Using the signs)
by Spooki June 29, 2008
Get the dinosaur equipmentmug.