Maslopian is a keeper. Definitely. N
Nicholas Thompson Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology Clark University <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ From: Friam <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Smith Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 3:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FRIAM] More distraction MALTHUSIASM: Enthusiasm concerning bad things happening, in particular, bad things happening to populations. Enthusiasm concerning how bad things happen when populations get out of hand (qualitatively or quantitatively or both as are we IMO). Is there perhaps something less cynical to be done with Maslow? MASLOWPIAN: The U/Dys-topian experience when Maslow's hierarchy of needs is followed/ignored? Nicholas Thompson Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology Clark University <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ From: Friam <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Merle Lefkoff Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 2:54 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] More distraction O.K. Not bad. Definition? On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 1:34 PM <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: How about MALTHUSIASM? Nick Nicholas Thompson Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology Clark University <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ From: Friam <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Merle Lefkoff Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 1:16 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [FRIAM] More distraction Has the list noticed the new perfect word for frustrated climatologists and epidemiologists: Cassandrafreude. This is like labradoodle, another "portmanteau" word. One definition offered is "the bitter pleasure of things going wrong in exactly the way you predicted but no one believed you when it could have made a difference." Any other suggested definitions? You go, Nick!
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