I was interested in some sort of bad mental state X that people fall into. But I couldn&#39;t think of a good word to describe it.
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<li>For a long time, the term &quot;[problems caused by the elderly (esp. gerontocracy, and elderly people&#39;s control over the young)&quot; was used.<ul>
<li>Related: <a href="/en/One%20symptom%20of%20aging">One symptom of aging</a> <a href="/en/countermeasures%20against%20aging">countermeasures against aging</a>.</li>
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However, I began to think that this is not an appropriate expression because &quot;it can occur regardless of age.
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<li>I coined the term <a href="/en/smelly%20person">smelly person</a> as an improvement.</li>
<li>This is a vivid metaphor, and it helped me visualize the situation.</li>
<li>On the other hand, it&#39;s too vivid and looks like &quot;mere abuse&quot;.<ul>
<li>The expression &quot;in a state of mind X&quot; would be described as &quot;smelly.&quot;</li>
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consider further
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<li>The essence of the problem is that you can no longer recognize that your cognition is in a strange state (= smells stinky).</li>
<li>In other words, <a href="/en/metacognition">metacognition</a> is out of whack.</li>
<li>Hence the term &quot;metacognitive ataxia.&quot;</li>
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