Manifesto
man-ih-FES-tohnoun
What it means
A document explaining why existing law, ethics and social norms do not apply to a company that has not yet made anything.
What it actually means
We are going to break things and would like to be thanked for it.
How it is used in a sentence
"Our manifesto argues that permission is a legacy concept."
Filed under
Digital Existentialism — Ideas that were briefly worth billions, explained by people who are briefly employed.
Bafflegab — The phrase means nothing. We are ridiculing it.
Related entries
Move Fast and Break Things
Digital Existentialismmoov fast and brayk thingzphraseSpicyBafflegab
A management philosophy in which the moving is done by founders and the breaking is done by everybody else.
Real meaningWe will cause harm and call it velocity.
Disruptor
Digital Existentialismdis-RUP-ternounBafflegab
An unmonetised application that replaces a functioning offline process with an expensive subscription.
Real meaningThe offline process worked fine and it was free.