Vocabulary: Resistentialism

[ysabetwordsmith]

Resistentialism:

"seemingly spiteful behavior manifested by inanimate objects", where objects that cause problems (like lost keys, printers, or a runaway bouncy ball) are said to exhibit a high degree of malice toward humans. The theory posits a war being fought between humans and inanimate objects, and all the little annoyances that objects cause throughout the day are battles between the two.

Comments

[see_also_friend]

I'd just as well not hear hospital security cussing all the time. If they get punched in the face, fine, say "Dammit!" or something. But I wouldn't want everyone to be casually swearing at every annoyance, it would make me uncomfortable. (And if I feel I am being an annoying patient, well, then, I'd at least want to run off and hide somewhere, which helps exactly no-one.

[conuly]

Oh, I don't think looking back he was just randomly cursing. I think it was more that I'd mentioned it was taking a while and he called the machine stupid, something along those lines.

[see_also_friend]

I'd likely file that as being annoyed or having a bad day than a signal that the person was aggressive. Not perfect behavior, but much more within acceptable parameters.