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The Puppy Problem

When one is so excited about things that they become overwhelmed and are unable to do the very things they are excited about. Like when a puppy plays so much it exhausts itself to the brink of unconsciousness. This kind of overwhelm is often mistaken for anxiety, but it is in fact The Puppy Problem.
Person 1: Is something wrong with Tim? I just saw him trying to talk to this cute girl and he was physically shaking and stuttering his words and then he just left mid-sentence.

Person 2: Nah man he's just excited. Apparently it's called the puppy problem. Just give him some space and he'll be fine.
by Emers0n ∞ July 5, 2012
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The David Problem

A situation that arises during software development in which one developers build works perfectly (we call this the David build) whilst all other builds are completely fucked.
Dev 1: "Oh man, why isn't this building!!"
Dev 2: "What do you mean? It's building fine for me and we are running the same version.. ?"
Dev 1: "Why must you constantly create the David Problem..."
by Miss David January 27, 2022
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The Overwatch Problem

A game or media is trash but the hentai is godly
League just doesn't have the same appeal as back in the day, all it has left is the overwatch problem.
by Valaxus September 8, 2022
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The Grounding Problem

The Grounding Problem is the search for a foundation of our moral beliefs, something solid that would make them true in a way that is clear, objective and unmoving. Responses to The Grounding Problem can be placed in the following categories:
- Externalism

- Internalism

- Interactionalism
by Atlas Apollo March 25, 2024
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the linux problem

When a project gets made by a technical person, which leads that person to subconsciously optimize it for other technical people instead of user friendliness, thus attracting a user base of technical people, which contribute to the product to reinforce that cycle even more.
Hey man, your app is really suffering from the linux problem.
by RealmyTheMan October 16, 2024
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The Moana Problem

The Moana Problem, first coined by Matthew Walsh circa 2024, is a theory that suggests that there is really no cure to Racism, especially with children.

Basically the theory goes: you have two white children who both watch Disney movies. One white child gravitates towards white princess. Picks out white princess dolls, watch Disney movies with white princess, etc. Which is bad. Then, on the other hand you have the other white child, whose favorite princess is Moana. However, that child wants to be Moana for Halloween, which proposes Cultural Appropriation, if she were to wear the Pacific-Islander Attire. So “no matter which way you go… you end up back in Racism”.
“This is similar to The Moana Problem,” said Paul, who’s on a journey to defeat racism.
by YourfavoriteConservative January 6, 2025
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the suigi problem

A phenomenon in the Super Mario 64 speedrunning scene in which the runner Suigi holds all major world records across the five core categories — 0-Star, 1-Star, 16-Star, 70-Star, and 120-Star — raising concerns about competitive stagnation and the sustainability of the game’s speedrun meta.

Speedrunning communities often rely on rivalry, specialization, and the ever-present possibility of an upset to remain vibrant. The Suigi Problem disrupts this balance. Suigi’s total dominance across every major category breaks from the long-standing tradition where different runners excel in different niches — some mastering the glitch-heavy short categories, others grinding the endurance-based long runs.

By conquering every category, Suigi not only redefined what individual mastery looks like, but also inadvertently diminished the competitive drive for others. With no world records left to chase, top runners face a choice: try to dethrone a near-flawless reign, or move on. As a result, the Suigi Problem has come to symbolize a paradox in speedrunning — where perfection, once achieved, may end the very competition that created it.
“This isn’t just a sweep — it’s the Suigi Problem. There’s nothing left to beat.”
“Unless GTM can do it, SM64 might need a whole new meta to survive the Suigi Problem.”
by joeyishna October 3, 2025
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