viewquake
English
editEtymology
editFrom view + -quake. Coined by Robin Hanson before February 2010.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editviewquake (plural viewquakes)
- A transformational shift in the way someone perceives the world.
- 2010 February 8, Robin Hanson, 3 Quarks Daily[1]:
- A way of talking about an insight that really changes how you think about a wide range of things, that goes to the heart of important things.
- 2022 June 30, Dalton Mabery, On Viewquakes[2]:
- An insight that dramatically changes one's worldview, making one see the world in a new way.