Opposing or counteracting the effects of gigmania, which is an excessive enthusiasm or obsession with performing or appearing in public.
From anti- (against) + gigmania (from gigman, a person who performs, + -mania, excessive enthusiasm). The term emerged in 19th-century English to describe attitudes opposing the growing trend of public performance culture.
This rare word captures a Victorian-era anxiety about the rise of celebrity culture and public performance obsession—showing that our modern concerns about fame-seeking are actually centuries old!
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