Poser Pro 

(noun) one who not-so-convincingly overstates their personal experiences, usually in contrast to another's. He or she believes their story to be convincing beyond all measure.

see also, "One Upper"

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Me: "I used to love driving on the Autobahn when I was in Germany. I actually got my car up to 110 once. It scared the shit outta me."

PoserPro: "Yeah, I got my car up to 120 on the Thruway a few days ago and got a ticket. I need to go to court tomorrow."

Three days later...

Me: "So, how'd it go in court?"

Poser Pro (having forgotten his story): "Wha-??"

Poser Pro by razed November 2, 2007

fluid power professional

A person who receives in a bukkake and is later compensated for there services

We should hire that fluid power professional we had at the last bukkake

fluid power professional by Dairydaddy June 18, 2022

Power Problem of Science

The critique that modern scientific institutions have, despite their ideals of objectivity, become entangled with political, economic, and social power structures. Science is used not just as a tool for understanding, but as an authority to legitimize policy, marginalize dissenting worldviews (labeling them "pseudoscience"), and enforce a specific, materialist ontology as the sole arbiter of reality. This problem highlights how the label "scientific" can be wielded as a cudgel to maintain hegemony, turning science from a method into a state-sanctioned religion where priests in lab coats define truth and morality, and heresy is called "misinformation." The purity of the scientific method becomes corrupted by its institutional role as the gatekeeper of official reality.

Example: "When the government dismissed traditional herbal knowledge as 'unscientific pseudoscience' to push patented pharmaceuticals from a donor's company, it wasn't defending truth—it was exhibiting the Power Problem of Science. The institution of science was being used as the enforcement arm of a corporate agenda, protecting market power, not pursuing knowledge."

Power Problem of Science by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026

Power Problem of Pseudoscience

The mirror image of the Power Problem of Science: the strategic use of science-mimicking language and aesthetics by ideologies, grifters, or counter-hegemonic movements to borrow the cultural authority of science for their own ends. This isn't about honest error, but about constructing a parallel, authoritarian discourse (e.g., "Do your own research," "These peer-reviewed studies prove the conspiracy") that creates an illusion of rigor to exploit fear, sell products, or build political movements. The power here is populist and anti-institutional, using the form of science to undermine trust in actual scientific consensus, creating a dangerous shadow epistemology that serves as a vehicle for other forms of power.

Example: "The wellness influencer's Power Problem of Pseudoscience was clear. She used phrases like 'quantum-tuned frequencies' and cited fake journals to sell detox patches, creating a parallel authority structure for her followers. She wasn't failing at science; she was successfully wielding the aesthetic of science as a marketing weapon to build a lucrative, anti-expertise empire."

Power Problem of Pseudoscience by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026

Power prostitution

Power prostitution is the act of those in authority selling their public trust or institutional power for private gain.

What we are witnessing is not merely corruption, it is power prostitution: the systematic selling of public authority for private benefit.

Power prostitution by demockracy September 12, 2026

password power proliferation 

when the software companies make passwords longer than a polynomial.

The password power proliferation made Americans remember more of their passwords than their family members' phone numbers.

password power proliferation by Coop Dupe January 6, 2020

professional poster 

a person whose job is making posts at online forums.

some professional posters are paid by the forum owner to bring traffic to the website. others simply post for attention.

professional posters usually works for low wages, have drinking or drug problem, frequent craigslist for male and/or female companions.

a professional poster is also a power poster.

"posting is all I have, I am a professional poster."

professional poster by picoman April 1, 2009