A field guide to modern absurdity
Every word they invented, and every trick you never had a name for.
Corporate bafflegab, social dynamics, digital life and the quiet absurdities of getting through a week — defined in plain English by someone who has sat through the meeting. 191 entries. One editor. No upload button.
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Web3
web threenoun
The internet, rebuilt by the people who own it, with the same enthusiasm as last time and none of the users.
Real meaningRead the full entry →Same platforms, new landlord, and now you pay gas.
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Six ways to be unbearable
Every entry belongs to one pillar. Pick the one that matches your afternoon.
Business Bafflegab
43 entriesLanguage engineered so that nothing is ever anyone’s fault and no decision is ever final.
Open category →Work & Ambition
46 entriesEverything your employer calls a benefit and your therapist calls a symptom.
Open category →Digital Existentialism
40 entriesIdeas that were briefly worth billions, explained by people who are briefly employed.
Open category →Social Dynamics
45 entriesThe unwritten rules we invented online and now enforce in public without irony.
Open category →Systemic Absurdities
9 entriesPrices, platforms and institutions that were designed this way and would prefer you assumed otherwise.
Open category →Lifestyle & Well-Being
8 entriesThe industry built around resting properly, which has somehow become another job.
Open category →Search by vibe
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