Hard Problem of Consciousness

The granddaddy of metaphysical puzzles, famously framed by David Chalmers. It asks: Why and how does the objective, electrical and chemical sausage-making of the brain produce subjective experience—the redness of red, the pain of a stubbed toe, the feeling of being you? It's the gap between explaining all the functions of awareness (the "easy problems") and explaining why those functions are accompanied by an inner movie at all. Solving it would be the difference between building a perfect robot that acts conscious and creating one that actually feels like it's inside.

Example: "They mapped my connectome and simulated my brain in a supercomputer. The digital 'me' posts on social media just like I would. But the hard problem of consciousness is this: Is there a ghost in that machine? Or is it just a philosophical zombie, perfectly mimicking a soul it doesn't have?" Hard Problem of Consciousness

Hard Problem of Consciousness by Abzugal January 30, 2026

Hard Problem of Plant Consciousness

The most speculative leap: the question of whether plants, with their integrated signaling and responsive behaviors, could have any form of subjective experience. Not thinking, but feeling—even if it's a slow, diffuse sensation of light, damage, or attraction. With no brain or nervous system, what would consciousness even be made of? It’s the ultimate challenge to our animal-centric view of sentience, pushing the boundaries of whether consciousness is a universal property of complex, self-sustaining systems or a unique trick of neural circuitry.

Example: "The mystic says the forest has a spirit. The scientist says it's a chemical network. The hard problem of plant consciousness is the unsettling void between: what if they're both right? What if that 'spirit' is a real, subjective experience, but one so alien and slow we could never recognize, let alone measure, it?"

Hard Problem of Plant Consciousness by Abzugal January 30, 2026

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility

I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.

sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019

Breadhead 

Someone who is addicted to obtaining money and building wealth. A money addict and fanatic. Breadheads often work more than one full-time job, and some even participate in illicit activities to "obtain the bread".

A breadhead is like a crackhead, but for money instead of crack.

Breadhead by 🅱️ U S 3 4 8 March 30, 2022

Stink lines

As seen in illustrations or cartoons: Wavy, vertical lines rising above a person, place or thing. Denotes a foul odor.

"You didn't put enough stink lines on your picture of the teacher."

Stink lines by Athene Airheart March 14, 2004

schmegegge 

Yiddish slang word meaning bullshit, baloney, hogwash, nonsense, crock of shit or hot air.

I don't buy the schmegegge about Morty sleeping with Moira.
His version of the story was pure schmegegge.
The whole schmegegge was made up to get Liz a little bit of attention.

schmegegge by budsbabe February 1, 2008

eye bleach 

Looking or experiencing something nice after witnessing something horrid like a disgusting gif or a disturbing video. Typically used as eye bleach are nice images of whatever makes the disturbed person happy.

"Bleach my eyes! Why is that woman's face ripped off!?"
*Looks up images of puppies and kittens.*
"That's good eye bleach."

eye bleach by Rini2012 November 29, 2016