monocrisis

Sometimes buzzwords are easy to understand. It's not that hard to figure out that a polycrisis is worse than a monocrisis.

A guide to 9 global buzzwords for 2023, from ‘polycrisis’ to ‘zero-dose children’ Andrew Connelly 2023

tbf it's just a monocrisis and the mono in question is "some fucking asshole paid his way into being acting president and is shredding the us constitution"

Maia (@maiamindel.bsky.social) 2025

Oh yes: we just have to overcome our lizard-brained selves and treat other people decently. So it's really a monocrisis, not a polycrisis. But it's a big 'un.

I would like to never hear the word “polycrisis” again - Kevin Drum Author Kevin Drum 2025