Observed arrival · 2026-11-08
Pathologies of Incumbency
A parody clinical manual that classifies incumbent companies with diagnostic codes and satirical disorder names.
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- Readers of political satire and institutional parody
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- The taxonomy uses alphanumeric codes and Latin-inflected labels, including “Delirium incumbentis” and “Convulsio strategica.”
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The index assigns alphanumeric codes across categories including “Disruption and Impulse-Control Disorders,” then pairs codes with Latin-inflected names and occasional English glosses. The page calls the system “DCID-I, First Edition” and explicitly limits its mock diagnoses to companies; its contribution link accompanies a note that more categories are open for proposals.
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