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Aug. 13, 2016
me-tooism\MEE-TOO-iz-uh m\noun
1. the adopting of policies, methods, products, etc., similar or
identical to those of a peer, rival, or competitor.
2. the practice of making a product, offering a service, etc., that
attempts to duplicate one that is established.
QuotesThe way he sees it, over the past few years gamification has
become the "it girl" of business, spawning conferences and a hefty dose
of me-too-ism as some companies, eager to embrace it, tack on points or
badges to just about any mundane activity to trick employees into
thinking it's actually fun.
-- Adam Penenberg, Play at Work: How Games Inspire Breakthrough
Thinking, 2013
Origin of me-tooismMe-tooism is an Americanism that arose in the late
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