metawork
metawork by xochipilli November 10, 2010
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metawork
Trivial or unnecessary work done to avoid having to perform the real task at hand while simultaneously taking the credit for it.
In the business world, metawork often manifests itself in the form of meetings, mission statements, project planning, or anything else that lets a person become part of the team without actually doing something productive.
In the business world, metawork often manifests itself in the form of meetings, mission statements, project planning, or anything else that lets a person become part of the team without actually doing something productive.
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Metafork
Metafork is the moment in history where things can take such a big turn, that it will change the humanity's course. The current started when a well known human has posted a profile picture on his twitter account. The picture shows a fork in the middle of the street.
"Yo dude have you heard the news?"
"No, what news bro?"
"Elon Musk is gonna use his dojo to metafork the financial system and help dogecoin's spread and humanity along with it"
"No, what news bro?"
"Elon Musk is gonna use his dojo to metafork the financial system and help dogecoin's spread and humanity along with it"
Metafork by MEMESCRYPTOR February 22, 2021
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