[FRIAM] More distraction

[Steve Smith]

> MALTHUSIASM: Enthusiasm concerning  bad things happening, in
> particular, bad things happening to populations.
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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?


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> Nicholas Thompson
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> Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology
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> Clark University
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> ThompNickSon2 at gmail.com <mailto:ThompNickSon2 at gmail.com>
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> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/
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> *From:* Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> *On Behalf Of *Merle Lefkoff
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 27, 2020 2:54 PM
> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
> <friam at redfish.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] More distraction
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> O.K.  Not bad.  Definition?
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> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 1:34 PM <thompnickson2 at gmail.com
> <mailto:thompnickson2 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     How about MALTHUSIASM?
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>     Nick
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>     Nicholas Thompson
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>     Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology
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>     Clark University
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>     ThompNickSon2 at gmail.com <mailto:ThompNickSon2 at gmail.com>
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>     https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/
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>     *From:* Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com
>     <mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com>> *On Behalf Of *Merle Lefkoff
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, May 27, 2020 1:16 PM
>     *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
>     <friam at redfish.com <mailto:friam at redfish.com>>
>     *Subject:* [FRIAM] More distraction
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>     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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