The Prankenstein Effect

When you come up with something that you think is cool and funny and you think you're the first person to think of it, but it turns out many people have thought of it long before you.

Person 1: Bro! I have a crazy idea! Imagine Frankenstein but he's a prankster, and his name is PRANKENSTEIN. Why has no one ever though of this before?

Person 2: That joke has been used several times already by many other people.

Person 1: Fuck. I'll call this phenomenon "The Prankenstein Effect"

by Stalmoblin January 2, 2023

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The Firman effect

Phenomenon where bamboo things appear out of nowhere without explanation

How did you build all this stuff? The Firman effect

by Ooga booga rooga nooga james October 23, 2019

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Smollett Effect

When the existing data doesn't support your narrative so you attempt to falsely create data that fits your need.

Did you see on the news they said weed is 5 times deadlier than meth? Man what a Smollett Effect.

by Yeetleskeet November 4, 2019

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Pygmalion Effect

The Pygmalion Effect explains that people tend to perform up to the level that others expect of them. This effect explains why our relationships are usually self-fulfilling prophecies. Once you set expectations for somebody, that person will tend to live up to that expectation, whether it's good or bad.
But the Pygmalion Effect also applies to your personal growth. Your beliefs about yourself impact your actions towards others, which influence their beliefs about you and their actions towards you.

Positive expectations influence performance positively, and negative expectations influence performance negatively. ... In educational circles, this has been termed the Pygmalion Effect, or more colloquially, a self-fulfilling prophecy.

by Pygma November 22, 2021

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