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Madosophy 

The term ‘Madosophy’ was first coined by Ahmad Hourani to describe a way of thinking that is both rational and irrational. According to Hourani, this way of thinking is useful in navigating the complex and often contradictory realities of the Middle East. The term "madosophy" has since been used by other writers and thinkers to describe a variety of different things. Some people use it to refer to a kind of wisdom that comes from madness or suffering. Others use it to describe a way of thinking that is outside the mainstream, or that challenges conventional wisdom. Ultimately, the meaning of the term "madosophy" is up to the individual to decide. However, Udi Aloni defines madosophy in his book “What Does a Jew Want? On Binationalism and Other Specters", i.e., mad Sufi man, as the one who has the knowledge of madness.
Madosophy entails finding ways to find meaning and purpose in our lives, even in the face of atrocities. It is a testament to the fact that intelligence and creativity can be found in unexpected places. The movie (Professor and the Madman) is a powerful reminder that we should never underestimate the potential of others. We should also be open to new ideas and perspectives, even if they come from unexpected places or persons. Madosphy is most needed nowadays, where we are constantly bombarded with images and messages that tell us what we should be and what we should want. Madosophy will enlighten us on how to break free from submission to mediocracy.
It's madosophy when an unarmed people resist a military tank by throwing stones at it.
Madosophy by Madosophy November 26, 2023
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Madosophy 

The term ‘Madosophy’ was first coined by Ahmad Hourani to describe a way of thinking that is both rational and irrational. According to Hourani, this way of thinking is useful in navigating the complex and often contradictory realities of the Middle East. The term "madosophy" has since been used by other writers and thinkers to describe a variety of different things. Some people use it to refer to a kind of wisdom that comes from madness or suffering. Others use it to describe a way of thinking that is outside the mainstream, or that challenges conventional wisdom. Ultimately, the meaning of the term "madosophy" is up to the individual to decide. However, Udi Aloni defines madosophy in his book “What Does a Jew Want? On Binationalism and Other Specters", i.e., mad Sufi man, as the one who has the knowledge of madness.
Madosophy entails finding ways to find meaning and purpose in our lives, even in the face of atrocities. It is a testament to the fact that intelligence and creativity can be found in unexpected places. The movie (Professor and the Madman) is a powerful reminder that we should never underestimate the potential of others. We should also be open to new ideas and perspectives, even if they come from unexpected places or persons. Madosphy is most needed nowadays, where we are constantly bombarded with images and messages that tell us what we should be and what we should want. Madosophy will enlighten us on how to break free from submission to mediocracy.
It is madosophy when an unarmed people resist a military tank by throwing stones at it.
Madosophy by Madosophy November 26, 2023

Madosophy 

madness can be a source of great insight and creativity.
Madosophy is like philosophy, but it thinks in a rational and irrational way
Madosophy by Madosophy January 16, 2024

madosophy 

A combination of "mad" and "Sufi": rational and irrational thinking
to find a solution out of the box be madosopher and think in a madosophy way.
madosophy by Madosophy February 1, 2024

Manosophy 

Manosophy is the male perspective or the philosophy of men. It is a man's point-of-view which is inherently different to a woman's point of view, due to societal conditioning, gender roles, etc.

Manosophy is the masculine's raison-d'etre (reason for being).
When she asked him how he feels, he retreated into his man cave to think.

This is because it's not his manosophy to openly talk about his feelings until he's had time to think about them on his own, first.
Manosophy by cklove August 13, 2011

Subsingularity/Modosophont (S0) Technologies

The complete toolkit of a baseline, un-augmented human civilization, operating entirely within the limits of classical physics and pre-singularity understanding. This is everything we have now or can plausibly achieve without self-improving AI or intelligence amplification: fossil fuels, fission power, chemical rockets, classical computing, biotechnology as we know it, and materials science based on atomic-scale manipulation. It's the technology of a species that is still the master of its tools, not the other way around. Powerful, but bounded by human cognitive speed and biological lifespans.
Subsingularity/Modosophont (S0) Technologies *Example: Everything from a steam engine to the Large Hadron Collider, the Hubble Space Telescope, a CRISPR gene-editing kit, and the International Space Station are S0 Technologies. They are the pinnacle of what a civilization can build when its smartest minds are unaugmented humans working over decades, using tools that don't fundamentally redesign their own inventors.*
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Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
Word of the Day on September 1, 2026

Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
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