The Che Guevara Paradox is a phenomenon in which corporations (as well as individual's) claim to support the same ideologies of Che Guevara but in reality practice ideologies that are the opposite.
Person 1: it's always funny to see becky wear a Che Guevara Shirt dispite the fact that her family owns a diamond mine in africa.
Person 2: The Che Guevara Paradox continues...
Person 2: The Che Guevara Paradox continues...
by Dr. asdf September 2, 2025
Get the Che Guevara Paradoxmug. A social phenomenon arising in the context of neoliberalism, a specific form of capitalism that not only encourages commodification but also promotes the moralization of that commodification. In this setting, individual gains, particularly those spurred by the moralization and normalization of commodified emotional labor, lead to collective losses. These losses manifest in forms such as systemic exploitation, increased mental health burdens, and perpetuated social inequalities. The paradox emerges from the mismatch between individual pursuits and collective well-being, exacerbated as governments and societal structures exploit surplus emotional labor, further normalizing its commodification. This exploitation, embedded in the dynamics of neoliberalism, contributes to the devaluation of collective emotional health and well-being.
A: you see that video of the nurse bike incident?
B: A Collective Devaluation Paradox.
A: wa?
B: A social phenomenon w/ often occurs in neoliberalism, a form of capitalism that not only encourages commodification but also promotes the moralization of that commodification. In situations like this, individual gains can lead to collective losses.
A: losses?
B: They manifest in various way, eg. systemic exploitation, increased mental health burdens, & perpetuated social inequalities. The paradox emerges from the mismatch between individual pursuit & collective well-being.
A: I see. So perhaps, in a world where emotional labor hadn't become moralized to become commodified, the men might have recognized the woman's situation - her role as a nurse, her apparent exhaustion & consider letting her take the bike as an act of kindness or empathy. But in our current society, where interpersonal interactions are often viewed through a capitalist lens, there's no societal expectation for them to do so. The moral obligation to consider the emotional state of others is diminished in the face of individual rights & possessions.
B: it doesn't stop there. Societal structures often exploit surplus emotional labor, which further normalizes its commodification. This exploitation, embedded in the dynamics of neoliberalism, contributes to the devaluation of collective emotional health & well-being. So, while everyone seeks individual gain, we have broader societal loss.
B: A Collective Devaluation Paradox.
A: wa?
B: A social phenomenon w/ often occurs in neoliberalism, a form of capitalism that not only encourages commodification but also promotes the moralization of that commodification. In situations like this, individual gains can lead to collective losses.
A: losses?
B: They manifest in various way, eg. systemic exploitation, increased mental health burdens, & perpetuated social inequalities. The paradox emerges from the mismatch between individual pursuit & collective well-being.
A: I see. So perhaps, in a world where emotional labor hadn't become moralized to become commodified, the men might have recognized the woman's situation - her role as a nurse, her apparent exhaustion & consider letting her take the bike as an act of kindness or empathy. But in our current society, where interpersonal interactions are often viewed through a capitalist lens, there's no societal expectation for them to do so. The moral obligation to consider the emotional state of others is diminished in the face of individual rights & possessions.
B: it doesn't stop there. Societal structures often exploit surplus emotional labor, which further normalizes its commodification. This exploitation, embedded in the dynamics of neoliberalism, contributes to the devaluation of collective emotional health & well-being. So, while everyone seeks individual gain, we have broader societal loss.
by cyberphunkisms May 15, 2023
Get the Collective Devaluation Paradoxmug. “Yax Paradox” is when everyone around consistently NEVER listens to your advice when they ask for it and end up regretting it being an endless cycle.
by neocortex February 26, 2025
Get the Yax Paradoxmug. So this is a way to confuse everyone around you in an elevator when you walk in.
When you walk in an elevator, you do not turn around to face the door and continute to stare at the back of the Elevator.
To achieve maximum confusion, you walk out facing the same way untill the people in the elevator can no longer see you.
When you walk in an elevator, you do not turn around to face the door and continute to stare at the back of the Elevator.
To achieve maximum confusion, you walk out facing the same way untill the people in the elevator can no longer see you.
Me: *walks into an elevator, doesn't turn to look at the door*
Guy 1: Whats he doing, why is it making me unnerved.
Guy 2: Careful! He's creating The Elevator Paradox, just let him be and he'll go away... uncomfortably..
Guy 1: Whats he doing, why is it making me unnerved.
Guy 2: Careful! He's creating The Elevator Paradox, just let him be and he'll go away... uncomfortably..
by EU Terrorist November 5, 2019
Get the The Elevator Paradoxmug. Joydeep once said “ this dude gaslights you so much you don’t even know that he is gaslighting you, I call it the Dagi paradox ”
by Mr. deep December 26, 2023
Get the the Dagi paradoxmug. The frustrating experience of creating a new password and then forgetting it almost immediately, often before even using it.
"I just set up my new email account, but thanks to The Horton Password Paradox, I can't remember the password I created five minutes ago."
by Grafikdezeyener February 23, 2025
Get the The Horton Password Paradoxmug. A symptom of showering tierd -
When one showers in a reduced state of awakeness that they momentarily forget the application of shower gel and therefore are caught in an infinite loop of reapplying shower gel.
When one showers in a reduced state of awakeness that they momentarily forget the application of shower gel and therefore are caught in an infinite loop of reapplying shower gel.
Mark: Adam was never seen again, legend has it his skin was bright red when they found him.
Leo: Ah the Shower Gel Paradox it's becoming an epidemic.
Leo: Ah the Shower Gel Paradox it's becoming an epidemic.
by MrDeeny May 23, 2023
Get the Shower Gel Paradoxmug.