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    The [[Consumerium]] '''glossary''' is those terms which must be understood or broadened or narrowed in the [[Wiktionary]] to enable Consumerium's mission. In general this requires three types of terminology shift:
    The [[Consumerium]] '''glossary''' is those terms which are closely related to understanding Consumerium's goals.  They should be defined in [[Simple English]].  [[Consumerium Concepts]] can then be defined in terms of the glossary and the [[2000 words]] or so that are in the Simple English.
     
    There are three types of terminology shift that we may need to make to [[Simple English Wikipedia]] to make sure that terms are correctly enough defined for us to use in a non-confusing way:
    *adding terms that the general public does not yet know, e.g. [[ecoregion]]
    *adding terms that the general public does not yet know, e.g. [[ecoregion]]
    *narrowing terms that are usually understood too locally, e.g. "[[safe]]"
    *narrowing terms that are usually understood too locally, e.g. "[[safe]]"
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    *[[account]] as in accounting, accountability, [[unit of account]]
    *[[account]] as in accounting, accountability, [[unit of account]]
    *[[bad]] not evil
    *[[bad]] not evil
    *[[bet]] is to [[buy]], [[hedge]], [[invest]] or just [[speculate]].
    *[[biosphere]] includes terrestrial ecoregions, oceans, atmosphere, is a big body
    *[[biosphere]] includes terrestrial ecoregions, oceans, atmosphere, is a big body
    *[[body]]
    *[[body]]
    *[[buy]] can have moral criteria, one can do evil by buying, some implied by simply choosing a certain [[medium of exchange]], e.g. [[US dollar]], [[gold]].
    *[[buy]] can have moral criteria, one can do evil by buying, some implied by simply choosing a certain [[medium of exchange]], e.g. [[US dollar]], [[gold]] - buying anything is a form of [[bet]] that it will provide some [[service]] and do no [[harm]] that you will [[regret]]
    *[[care]]
    *[[care]]
    *[[commodity]] as services - a good backed by standard contracts, trade empire
    *[[commodity]] as services - a good backed by standard contracts, trade empire
    *[[contact]] - someone you can get in touch with - they may owe you nothing or not do anything for you
    **[[contact network]]
    *[[cost]] only calculable through risk, until you know what is done
    *[[cost]] only calculable through risk, until you know what is done
    *[[dignity]] implies care
    *[[credit]]
    *[[debt]] pays back predictably from unpredictable real-life process
    *[[dignity]] defined only in terms of care
    *[[done]] as legal concept
    *[[done]] as legal concept
    *[[ecology]] of Earth  
    *[[ecology]] of Earth  
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    *[[gain]]
    *[[gain]]
    *[[good]] as services - a product backed by social custom, legal guarantees
    *[[good]] as services - a product backed by social custom, legal guarantees
    *[[harm]]
    *[[hedge]] is to counter-[[invest]] so that losses in one thing are made up for by gains in another.
    *[[ignorance]]
    *[[ignorance]]
    *[[ignore]] outcomes you consider evil, which is ignorance, not always bad
    *[[ignore]] outcomes you consider evil, which is ignorance, not always bad
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    *[[instructional]] responsibility - you tell 'em how, it's your fault
    *[[instructional]] responsibility - you tell 'em how, it's your fault
    *[[interest]] in the sense of concern or group sharing it, economic [[gain]], and expected [[time cost of money]] for [[standard of deferred payment]]
    *[[interest]] in the sense of concern or group sharing it, economic [[gain]], and expected [[time cost of money]] for [[standard of deferred payment]]
    *[[invest]] is to [[bet]] a [[company]] will pay off (to its investors) a [[dividend]] or higher [[share price]]
    *[[justice]] as broader than [[w:retributive justice]], e.g. [[w:social justice]] and other types of [[w:criminal justice]] might be meant by it
    *[[justice]] as broader than [[w:retributive justice]], e.g. [[w:social justice]] and other types of [[w:criminal justice]] might be meant by it
    *[[measure]]
    *[[measure]]
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    **[[medium of exchange]]
    **[[medium of exchange]]
    **[[standard of deferred payment]]
    **[[standard of deferred payment]]
    *[[option]]s are [[bet]]s in [[financial market]]s, useful to [[hedge]] [[risk]]
    *[[person]] is not always human:  could be ape, corporation.  legal concept
    *[[person]] is not always human:  could be ape, corporation.  legal concept
    *[[regret]] measurable
    *[[power]] in energy, social, instructional/knowledge/skill, buying sense
    ** [[power grid]] to distribute electricity
    ** [[power network]] of those who force change
    ** [[power politics]] involving [[military force]]
    *[[price]] implies expected quality
    *[[quality]] as in quality of life
    *[[regret]] is one way to measure [[risk]]
    *[[resource]] includes waste
    *[[resource]] includes waste
    *[[right]] vs. right, as ordered by ethics
    *[[risk]] only basis of cost, defined as regret in the future looking back?
    *[[risk]] only basis of cost, defined as regret in the future looking back?
    *[[service]] includes things states do, e.g. regulate markets, tax, set standards
    *[[risk aversion]] is measurable inability to see and avoid [[regret]] - when this is done with perfect anticipation, risk aversion is 1, when randomly, risk aversion can rise as high as 4 on average.  This is the number of birds in a bush you will pass up.
    *[[power]] in energy, social, instructional/knowledge/skill, buying sense
    *[[safe]] as social not objective idea except via ecology to a degree
    *[[safe]] as social not objective idea except via ecology to a degree
    *[[save]] as rescue, as "savings", i.e. [[store of value]] e.g. as [[money]]
    *[[save]] as rescue, as "savings", i.e. [[store of value]] e.g. as [[money]]
    *[[sell]] can have moral conditions, some implied by [[medium of exchange]]
    *[[sell]] can have moral conditions, some implied by [[medium of exchange]]
    *[[social]] trust, e.g. as quantified by [[social capital]]
    *[[service]] includes things states do, e.g. regulate markets, tax, set standards
    *[[social]] trust, e.g. as quantified or organized in:
    **[[social capital]]
    **[[social contract]]
    **[[social network]]
    *[[speculate]] is to [[bet]] without any intent to [[hedge]] or [[invest]] in [[capital]].
    *[[threat]] - not tangible, yet anyway, not a [[risk]]
    *[[threat]] - not tangible, yet anyway, not a [[risk]]
    *[[time horizon]] - essential to measure [[regret]]
    *[[trust]]
    *[[trust]]
    *[[truth]] - see examples [http://disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=truth of definitions of scope of truth] and see if [[Consumerium]] takes one position and if so how can it be defined in a dictionary generally
    *[[truth]] - see examples [http://disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=truth of definitions of scope of truth] and see if [[Consumerium]] takes one position and if so how can it be defined in a dictionary generally
    *[[value]] to, and of, life
    *[[values]]
    *[[waste]] as resource
    *[[waste]] as resource
    *[[wealth]] as at least mentioning freedom, well-being, health, illth
    *[[wealth]] as at least mentioning freedom, well-being, health, illth
    *[[well]] as root of "wealth"
    *[[well]] as root of "wealth"
    *[[well-being]]
    *[[well-being]]
    *[[wrong]] vs. right, as settled by morality


    ''First discussion of these was in [[Talk:urban ecology]] - discuss in [[Talk:glossary]] from now on.  ''
    ''First discussion of these was in [[Talk:urban ecology]] - discuss in [[Talk:glossary]] from now on.  ''
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    ===See also:===
    * [[Consumerium Concepts]] for articles that attempt to define yet abstarct entities that will be expressed in [[XML]] or [[executables]].
    * [[Abbreviations]] for abbreviations used here.

    Latest revision as of 18:52, 8 October 2003

    The Consumerium glossary is those terms which are closely related to understanding Consumerium's goals. They should be defined in Simple English. Consumerium Concepts can then be defined in terms of the glossary and the 2000 words or so that are in the Simple English.

    There are three types of terminology shift that we may need to make to Simple English Wikipedia to make sure that terms are correctly enough defined for us to use in a non-confusing way:

    • adding terms that the general public does not yet know, e.g. ecoregion
    • narrowing terms that are usually understood too locally, e.g. "safe"
    • broadening terms that have many different ways to define, e.g. "fair"

    In addition it might be necessary to simply fix definitions of terms that are wrong, e.g. "done" or "person", most people simply do not understand that legal and moral definitions of these can vary widely and drastically.

    The preliminary list of terms to ensure are defined correctly and compatibly in all languages, without all of which Consumerium makes no sense or can't work:

    First discussion of these was in Talk:urban ecology - discuss in Talk:glossary from now on.

    See also:

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