Opportunist
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A Opportunist is a person that pursues advantage within situations as they arise (without adhering to predetermined plans or principles).
- AKA: Pragmatist, Adaptable Actor, Advantage-Seeker.
- Context:
- It can typically identify Fleeting Opportunity through situational awareness and quick assessment.
- It can typically exploit Situational Advantage through rapid action and resource mobilization.
- It can typically bypass Established Process through improvisation and rule-bending.
- It can typically prioritize Immediate Gain over long-term considerations and ethical constraints.
- It can typically recognize System Vulnerability through pattern recognition and boundary testing.
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- It can often leverage Unexpected Situation through adaptive strategy and contingency exploitation.
- It can often circumvent Formal Barrier through creative interpretation and procedural loopholes.
- It can often capitalize on Market Inefficiency through information asymmetry and timing advantage.
- It can often manipulate Social Dynamic through selective disclosure and relationship instrumentalization.
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- It can range from being a Tactical Opportunist to being a Strategic Opportunist, depending on its time horizon.
- It can range from being a Benign Opportunist to being a Predatory Opportunist, depending on its ethical boundary.
- It can range from being a Reactive Opportunist to being a Proactive Opportunist, depending on its initiative level.
- It can range from being a Spontaneous Opportunist to being a Calculated Opportunist, depending on its planning depth.
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- It can have Situational Intelligence for opportunity recognition and contextual adaptation.
- It can possess Decisiveness for time-sensitive action and window exploitation.
- It can exhibit Flexibility for approach modification and tactic adjustment.
- It can demonstrate Risk Tolerance for uncertain outcome and consequence acceptance.
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- Examples:
- Opportunist Categories, such as:
- Business Opportunists, such as:
- Political Opportunists, such as:
- Social Opportunists, such as:
- Opportunist Behavior Patterns, such as:
- Situational Opportunist Patterns, such as:
- System Opportunist Patterns, such as:
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- Opportunist Categories, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Principled Actor, which prioritizes ethical standards and consistent values over situational advantage.
- Strategic Planner, which follows predetermined approaches rather than opportunistic adaptation.
- Systems Thinker, which considers holistic impact and long-term consequences rather than immediate gain.
- Rule Follower, which adheres to established protocols and formal procedures rather than expedient workarounds.
- Committed Loyalist, which maintains consistent alliances rather than shifting alignment for advantage.
- See: Pragmatism, Adaptability, Expediency, Situational Ethics, Short-termism, Tactical Thinking.