Vitiogenic

(adj. /vɪti.oʊˈdʒɛnɪk/).

Etymology: From Latin vitium ("flaw") + Greek -genic ("producing").

Definition: Describing a negative outcome that emerges from the flaws within a system's rules or structure, not from the malicious intent of the people operating within it. The process is called vitiogenesis.

Technology: "The social media algorithm, while not designed with malicious intent, had the profoundly vitiogenic effect of amplifying polarizing content to maximize user engagement."

Economics: "The 2008 financial collapse was not the result of a single criminal but of a vitiogenic system where regulations and incentives inadvertently encouraged widespread, catastrophic risk-taking."

Social Policy: "Despite the lawmakers' good intentions, the new welfare policy proved to be vitiogenic, creating bureaucratic hurdles that unintentionally prevented the most vulnerable people from receiving aid."

Bureaucracy: "The company's culture of departmental silos created a vitiogenic environment where cross-team projects were constantly delayed by conflicting and nonsensical internal procedures."

Vitiogenic by zoverions October 13, 2025

Videogenic 

Someone who looks good on video. Can also be someone who looks good in film.

She's not that photogenic, but she is quite videogenic!

Videogenic by Akp August 4, 2007