sloptimismとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

sloptimism (uncountable)

1. (slang, derogatory) Naive, unfounded, or overzealous optimism. [from 1917]
   • 1917 March 22, “The German Retreat”, in Portsmouth Daily Times‎, page 3:

     Let there be no more wavering between 'sloptimism' and 'floptimism' if we may be allowed such coinages!

   • 1920 September 26, “Latest Works of Fiction”, in The New York Times‎, volume 69, number 22891, page 23:

     Pollyanna has found a successor, and the novel of sloptimism goes marching on!

   • 1924 March 7, “Said In Passing”, in Kingston Daily Freeman‎, page 15:

     Optimism that is nothing but sentiment can be sloptimism.

2. (slang, derogatory) Excessive or misguided support for generative AI ("slop") and its future prospects. [from 2025]
   • 2025 February 25, Hugh Jeffery, “The Age of Sloptimism: How Spectacle Is Replacing Substance”, in Little Black Book‎:

     Sloptimism thrives in a world where hype outpaces action, where the press release may come before the initiative, and where virality matters more than impact.

   • 2025 March 25, Al Hassan Elwan, “The meme: What is dead may never die”, in Dazed MENA‎, number 1:

     This is why AI content is becoming more associated with slop, because it lacks feeling or any semblance of human thought or consideration behind its endless proliferation. “Looks AI-generated” is the new “Walmart version”. Discourse about sloptimism* is already underway, as fears grow around AI content drowning out all other forms of content.

   • 2026 March 1, Arianna Caserta, “On Corporate Aesthetics and Post-Internet Art”, in Institute of Network Culture‎:

     He sees sloptimism as the symptom of culture and corporate collapsing into each other.

派生語

• sloptimist, sloptimistic