A word or phrase roughly meaning “you are the source of the problem you try to cure”
I’ve heard it used in a religious contexts along the lines of
they invent a problem which they claim to solve.
I know it’s also common in marketing, where if I try to sell you a pen, I ask you to sign your name and then offer to sell you the pen.
What does it feel like to solve a problem without it actually solving
itself?
One expression that may be relevant is ” setting fire to just so you can put it out” A concrete example of this expression appears in ” Setting Fire Okeh; Putting It Out…” Can you please test this out? (AP) — The federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Ossie
Gordon Wynns, 24, of Tulare, Calif., had knowingly violated the indictment. The document was published in the August 24, 1946. Why would someone bother to put out a forest fire?
Instead of the usual overdue fire, the indictment charged over 1300 acres of Sequoia National Park forest in the District of Columbia.
Supposedly, in the bad old days of the mid-20th century, traveling vacuum cleaner salesman used a similar tactic, unexpectedly throwing a handful of dirt on a homeowner’s carpet so that they could then demonstrate how effective they were selling it. What would be described as ” throwing dirt on the carpet while we vacuum it up “? “In
this context, I will never be able to say that I don’t want to be a ‘one’ by someone or something “other than a two-parter.’
Have a look hegelian principle & problem reaction solution.
How can you create a solution to a problem by doing two terms?
They all follow the same basic principle, one can say the problem reaction principle. Not just the two.
If you are in any doubt for one year, why not try and change your mind?
John Kenneth Galbraith is reported in academic journals to have invented the term “Redesigned Sequence Markets “, which was used in this context. As stated in the linked article….oh,
to put it more simply, they invent the problem to sell the solution.
The usage here, though, may be more narrowly applicable to business than to your need.
