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[[Eric Weinstein|Eric]] often uses terms or turns-of-phrase that some people may not immediately understand. This page is a reference source for those only. This should not be confused with more general topic areas that may at first cause confusion such as the [[Distributed Idea Suppression Complex|DISC]], [[Embedded Growth Obligation|EGOs]], [[Load-Bearing Fictions]], etc.
[[Eric Weinstein|Eric]] often uses terms or turns-of-phrase that some people may not immediately understand. This page is a reference source for those only. This should not be confused with more general topic areas that may at first cause confusion such as the [[Distributed Idea Suppression Complex|DISC]], [[Embedded Growth Obligation|EGOs]], [[Load-Bearing Fictions]], etc.


See also: [[Eric Weinstein Quotes]]
See also:  
* [https://twitter.com/i/events/887835625402941440 A Modern Contradictionary: New Words for our New World] – a Twitter Moment by Eric with a vocabulary adapted to our changing world.
* [[Eric Weinstein Quotes]]
 


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Meaning: You can extract money from people with no say in the matter.
Meaning: You can extract money from people with no say in the matter.
Related: "It's perfectly legal" – something ethically dubious may be going on.


== Injustice Budget ==
== Injustice Budget ==
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References:
References:
* https://www.mackinac.org/OvertonWindow  
* https://www.mackinac.org/OvertonWindow
 
== Perfectly Legal ==
 
"It's perfectly legal" – something ethically dubious may be going on.
 
''"Perfectly Legal, adj.: Of a case where the letter of the law has been arbitraged against its spirit (see [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pettifog Pettifog])."''
 
References:
* https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/915649019388428288?s=20


== Potemkin Village ==
== Potemkin Village ==
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