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‘Maxxing’ is Dictionary.com’s word of the year: ‘It’s cooler than saying you’re doing more’
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‘Maxxing’ is Dictionary.com’s word of the year: ‘It’s cooler than saying you’re doing more’
As all facets of our lives are optimized, the suffix has become inescapable - and experts predict it’s around to stay
Maxxing is not a new concept. Dungeons and Dragons players have been “min-maxing” character stats for years; Will Smith was maxin’ and relaxin’ in the 90s; as far back as the 40s, the term was used in game theory.
But in the past few years, as all facets of our lives are optimized, the suffix has beco…
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