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ariadne0614

(2,200 posts) Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:05 AM Sep 2025

"Conflict entrepreneurs" are a thing.

Be aware, or be square.

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"Conflict entrepreneurs" are a thing. (Original Post) ariadne0614 Sep 2025 OP

I hope this term trends hard - should be included in the Oxford Dictionary for new terms? jmbar2 Sep 2025 #1

Avec plaisir. ariadne0614 Sep 2025 #5

That was enlightening! some_of_us_are_sane Sep 2025 #2

Yw. I just learned about it too. n/t ariadne0614 Sep 2025 #4

We now see that there can be a risk to being Prairie_Seagull Sep 2025 #3

jmbar2

(8,175 posts)

1. I hope this term trends hard - should be included in the Oxford Dictionary for new terms?

Reply to ariadne0614 (Original post)

Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:36 AM

Sep 2025

Hugely important concept. Thanks for posting!

ariadne0614

(2,200 posts)

5. Avec plaisir.

Reply to jmbar2 (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 18, 2025, 11:42 AM

Sep 2025

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,575 posts)

2. That was enlightening!

Reply to ariadne0614 (Original post)

Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:46 AM

Sep 2025

Thank you. Was unfamiliar with the term, but it suits perfectly.

ariadne0614

(2,200 posts)

4. Yw. I just learned about it too. n/t

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 18, 2025, 11:40 AM

Sep 2025

Prairie_Seagull

(4,806 posts)

3. We now see that there can be a risk to being

Reply to ariadne0614 (Original post)

Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:50 AM

Sep 2025

a conflict entrepreneur. Seems conflict pays but we knew that. Now we have a term for it.

There should be a documentary made about it.

Hurry before someone else decides make hay.

On edit: Maybe Michael Moore

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