here is what “schizo” means.

there has been confusion over this. so, colloquially — ie, nonclinically; nonacademically;.not at all with reference to DSM conditions —

▪️"paranoid" tends to mean irrational micro-level fear, such as believing your neighbor is plotting against you. it's fear or worry at the level of specific identified people or things.

▪️"schizo" tends to mean irrational macro-level fear, such as believing that tech companies are tracking your information to make you eat bugs. it's fear or worry at the level of disembodied groups or abstractions - at a "they", or at a concept without in mind who would carry it out or how.

there are many creative uses of schizo- as a prefix. schizoconservatism describes the kind of conservatism characteristic of InfoWars and QAnon. schizonutrition describes a bizarre and evidence-agnostic nutrition characteristic of solbrah. if you see schizo- used as a prefix in this way, just think “the conspiracy theory version of that.”

anyway, many people reasonably think “schizo” has something to do with schizophrenia. I additionally find myself having to define this term a lot.

so, here.