viewquake

English

Etymology

From view +‎ -quake. Coined by Robin Hanson before February 2010.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvjuːkweɪk/

Noun

viewquake (plural viewquakes)

1. 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.

Related terms

• view
• earthquake

See also

• paradigm
• mindquake