reputation abyss

The point where someone's reputation is tarnished for good. Similar to the event horizon of a black hole (once it's crossed, nothing can escape the hole's gravitational pull, not even light itself), it is no longer possible for someone past the abyss to restore their reputation. If they try to, they will be shunned, ignored, or otherwise prevented from succeeding. If they do manage to restore their reputation, that means they never actually crossed it in the first place.

I think O.J. Simpson crossed the reputation abyss when he was suspected of murdering his wife and her friend. Despite his acquittal, his reputation was irreparably damaged.

by Purplax November 27, 2024

Reputation

You want to know the difference between "reputation" and "status?"

Hym "Reputation is people's willingness to lie for you. Status is commensurate with your deeds. See, you can have a high level of status but that might not motivate people to lie for you and may even incentivize lying ABOUT you. Without the reputation (how you are regarded by a certain team) of being on a certain team, they don't know whether or not you're willing to lie FOR THEM. So, the religion. The politics. It's all just to decide who's going to lie for who and when. And that's what we are seeing here. They can figure out who is going to lie for them or not so they are trying to drag this out as long as possible. I'm just going to kill a kid ifbthey don't take about the surveillance I'm under and credit and pay me for AI. That IS going to happen. And if I die before then, someone else can always do it in my name after you screw THEM. Which you will. Because your refuse to stop trying to screw people. So, I don't need to be alive to harm you for doing this. The only way other people can guarantee that they themselves aren't on the other end of it is to prevent it from happening to me."

by Hym Iam April 23, 2025

Reputize

To gain reputation really fast in something and to do it to make other people jealous or like you.

James "Hey man look at those fine ladies"
Tom "Oh i see um"
James "You want to reputize for um"
Tom "Yea lets do it"

by L-JR April 10, 2008

wrong reputation

When someone's reputation is unjust and incorrect.

Because of her wrong reputation, some people thought she was out to insult or hurt others.

by jesus lives within April 20, 2013

reputation trick

when someone fails doing a skateboard trick and immediately lands another trick so they don't look like a loser.

Joe didn't land the 180 ollie so he did a kickflip as a reputation trick so that he didn't look like a loser.

by joedvs1 February 20, 2010