Tech bros' new verbal tic: saying 'pareto superior' instead of 'better'
felpix_ · x · 2026-11-14
A viral X thread observes that quant/tech circles have moved on from saying "orthogonal" instead of "unrelated" — the new tic is calling something "pareto superior" instead of simply "better." The poster dubs the phenomenon "pareto-maxxing."
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