Dictionary of the Near-Future

An op-ed column entitled A Dictionary of the Near Future is on the NYT most-emailed list. It proposes new coinages for a variety of phenomena; an advantage of this format is that it allows the author to stuff his chance at a Times op-ed with observations/opinions on a wide range of contemporary social phenomena. But some of them are pretty good:

OMNISCIENCE FATIGUE The burnout that comes with being able to know the answer to almost anything online.

Reading this list reminds me of a phrase from Beck's "Loser" that I've appropriated over the years (in my interior monologue, anyway):

GET CRAZY WITH THE CHEEZ WHIZ To be overzealous, especially in relation to that which is tacky, tasteless, or frivolous. (-Did you notice that the neighbors bought 16-inch spinner rims for Bobby's Power Wheels? -Yeah, they're really going crazy with the Cheez Whiz.)

(Employing some of my omniscience, I see that the Cheez Whiz website has not been updated since 2004. But that sort of fits the overall vibe of the product, so I guess it works...)