Vanguard 1998's definitions

Societal avalanche

Or S.A.; When a major, unexpected, unfortunate event happens, which was caused by hatred and or corruption, it usually prompts the government and various populations in society to quickly mobilize to address the issue that caused the event occur, even if relatively little is known about the problem. The result of this mobilization is an avalanche of social, economic, and or political changes and reform efforts meant to prevent the issue from reoccurring and or to make it less severe when it does occur. The event produces many consequences, some are noticed immediately, while are others don’t get quite so much attention until a later point in time.

An example of a societal avalanche is the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. When the oil spill happened, governmental agencies from numerous countries found in and around the Gulf of Mexico rushed to try to clean up the oil spill. People volunteered with various environmental organizations to save as many of trapped fish, birds, and turtles as they could. Many members of the public, environmental groups, and local fishing companies pushed politicians to pass stricter regulations for companies drilling for oil offshore, pass policies to get the U.S. to get more of its energy supply from more renewable sources that are safer to employ, and pass laws to provide financial relief to the local fishing companies that were negatively impacted by the accident. An investigation from BP and the U.S. government later revealed that lack of regard for safety policies and the rushed, cheap construction of the rig were responsible for the accident.

by Vanguard 1998 April 5, 2021

Individual societal value erosion effect

or ISVEE; The process where, after somebody dies, society and the government value the person who died less as time passes by. The more time that has passed since the person died, the less society and the government value them as an individual. How rapidly this process occurs depends on how important society viewed the person as being, how they died, and how many close friends and family the individual had.

Person 1: Isaiah was nice guy. Its a shame more people don't remember who he was and how much he helped this community. Its only been five years since he died.
Person 2: Yeah. Unfortunately, a lot of people have forgotten about him and value him that much anymore. He is a victim of the Individual societal value erosion effect, which is very unfortunate.
Person 1: I agree with you there.

by Vanguard 1998 January 23, 2021

ECP

Emergency Care Provider/s or Emergency Care Physician/s, which the idea is similar to that of a Primary Care Provider, or PCP, except in this case it is used to any doctor/s who are overseeing your care while you are receiving medical attention to address a medical emergency

The ECP overseeing Hannah’s treatment to address the injuries caused by a car accident she was in is Dr. Grimes.

by Vanguard 1998 August 23, 2021

Politically primitive

An adjective used to describe when someone holds political views that tend to be out of date compared to other people’s beliefs

Brian thinks that U.S. should rely more on coal to fulfill its energy needs, even though coal is known to be a major environmental pollutant and can be very hazardous to the miners’ health. Most people support trying to fill more of the U.S. energy needs using renewable energy in order to be more sustainable and reduce our reliance on foreign powers to address our energy based needs. His views on energy use are politically primitive.

by Vanguard 1998 August 24, 2021

Love story that never happened

A situation where an individual has big crush on someone, but they realize that they can never actually date them for numerous reasons. Some people get over it, but others never actually recover from it because of how much they cared about that person. Some reasons are the person being out of their league, the other individual already being in a romantic relationship, the individual is aromantic, that individual is not romantically attracted to them, etc.

Chester: Hey, Lexy. How are you doing? We have not heard from you in months.

Lexy: I am doing okay; although I am kind of sad about Devin.

Mariah: What happened?
Lexy: I had a crush on him, but I realize could never actually date him because he would probably reject me due him being way out of my league and I heard a rumor that he is seeing someone else. It’s a love story that never happened.

Chester: I can see why that upsetting, but maybe if you wait things might change. They might breakup down the line and if you took chance and asked him out maybe then you might be able to date him.

Lexy: Thanks for the advice. I might try that.

by Vanguard 1998 July 2, 2021

Interfaith couple

A couple where each partner practices a different religion/s.

Emelia, who is Buddhist, is dating Victor, who is a Zoroastrian. They are an interfaith couple.

by Vanguard 1998 March 26, 2021

romantic responsibility

A term used to describe a series of responsibilities that should be expected to be practiced whenever people are involved in a romantic relationship. Some of these include:
Actively work to help your partner become and stay physically and mentally healthy and safe
Listen to what your partner has to say and respect their feelings, opinions, and choices, but speak up if you feel something they said was hurtful to you
Try to be understanding of the person you are seeing’s feelings when you or your partner make a mistake or are dealing with problem, take responsibility for your mistakes, and cooperate with them to see if you can help them figure out ways to effectively address the issue
Don’t expect your partner to do something you, if you are not willing to do the same for them
Work to try to make your partner happy when and where you can
Recognize the person you are seeing’s needs and try to fulfill the needs
Respect the limits your partner places for doing certain things with you and know your own limits and communicate about them to your partner so they can react appropriately
Recognize that your partner may want space and privacy and respect their choice operate in that way
When your partner needs you, try to be there for them, no matter how challenging it may be for you to do so; even if they have not said anything to indicate something is wrong.
Support your partner when they are trying to achieve their goals

Romantic responsibility is an important because it helps to prevent abuse in relationships and ensure that the romantic relationship you are in is beneficial to both you and your partner.

by Vanguard 1998 March 13, 2021