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What is Shirky?
The principle in which institutions, or any organization, will try to preserve the problem to which they are supposed to be the solution.
(In reference to Author Clay Shirky (born 1964), an American writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies and journalism.)
The IRS is a Shirky Principle organization. It will never attempt to totally get rid of tax evasion, even if it could, because the IRS needs to be maintained for reasons to find tax evasion.
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Shirky - what is it?
The feeling of distain/frustration/distaste portrayed through someone's speech and body language when speaking to others. This feeling is mostly directed at the person spoken to
She became shirky with me when I asked how after her mother-in-law's welfare.
He gave off a shirky vibe when we spoke about controversial political topics.