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deserter paradox

a repeating loop where you get an idea, talk about it with friends, abandon the project, and then start a new idea
A: I'm gonna make a game!
(5 years later)
B: Hey what about that game you were talking about before?
A: Oh, I abandoned it 30 seconds after getting the idea.
B: You dirty slut, try not to follow the rules of the deserter paradox next time.
by BingoIsaac April 7, 2023
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The Lizzo Paradox

When a woman says that Lizzo is gorgeous, stunning, and beautiful. However, she gets highly offended whenever she is told that she looks like Lizzo.
Person 1: What do you think of Lizzo?

Woman: She is so beautiful!

Person 1: You actually look like Lizzo.

Woman: Ewww! How dare you!

(That's the Lizzo Paradox for ya)
by Oblong Schlong January 16, 2024
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Bari Mahir Paradox

A romantic and totally illogical-yet-cute theory that states: "If a boyfriend does something wrong, it's his girlfriend's fault because he belongs to her, and all his actions are influenced by her presence in his life."
Rano: "Why did you forget our date night?"

Mahir: "Because of the Bari Mahir Paradox. I'm yours, so technically... you forgot it through me."

Rano: rolls eyes but secretly loves
by Porous oblivion April 22, 2025
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Collective Devaluation Paradox

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.
by cyberphunkisms May 15, 2023
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Che Guevara Paradox

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...
by Dr. asdf September 2, 2025
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Hoe Paradox

The idea that if you care about hoes you don't get any, therefore the less you care the more you get.
by hoemaker March 2, 2024
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The jew paradox

The Jew Paradox
A condition that happens whenever tipping is involved.

If you don’t tip, people think you’re cheap.

If you ask for tips, people think you’re greedy.

Either way, you lose.
Example:
“Bro, if I don’t tip i look like a jew, but if the restaurant asks for tips they’re greedy. That’s the jew paradox.”
by The long nose September 12, 2025
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