A term for responding to someone or yourself getting suppressed for saying something, even if it's right or moral to say. This was coined by the dystopian-based novel titled "Nineteen
Eighty-Four" by George Orwell.
Eighty-Four" by George Orwell.
Person 1: "I can't believe I got banned just for criticising the owner!"
Person 2: "I know right? It's literally 1984!"
Person 2: "I know right? It's literally 1984!"
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by literallysouthkorea March 21, 2025
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Person 1: “I’d rather eat dogs than this shit.”
Person 2: “HAHA!”
Person 3: “LOL!”
Person 4: “No you would not.”
Person 1: It was a joke chill.”
Person 4: “Jokes are supposed to be funny.”
Person 1: “That’s a Literal Joke Fallacy.”
Person 2: “HAHA!”
Person 3: “LOL!”
Person 4: “No you would not.”
Person 1: It was a joke chill.”
Person 4: “Jokes are supposed to be funny.”
Person 1: “That’s a Literal Joke Fallacy.”
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Get the Literal Joke Fallacy mug.The study of a community's dual ecological environments. Internal ecology refers to the dynamics of relationships, roles, niches, and resource distribution within the community—its social ecosystem. External ecology is the community's relationship with its physical environment and other surrounding communities. The theory examines how changes in one ecology (e.g., external climate change) force adaptations in the other (internal social structure).
Example: A fishing village faces an external ecological shift: fish stocks collapse. Internal and External Ecology Theory analyzes how this forces a change in the internal ecology: the social role of "fisher" shrinks, new niches like "aquaculturist" or "tourist guide" emerge, and power dynamics shift away from fishing families. The two ecologies are in constant, stressful dialogue.
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