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The philosophical position that only what exists at the last link of any chain—the final step, the ultimate outcome, the terminal moment—truly matters, extending the economic theory of marginalism (which values the last unit of consumption) to all aspects of existence. Under panmarginalism, history doesn't matter, only the present moment; process doesn't matter, only the final product; effort doesn't matter, only the result. It's the logic of "what have you done for me lately?" applied to everything—relationships, careers, art, life itself. Panmarginalism is exhilarating if you're currently winning and terrifying if you're not, because it means your entire history of success is irrelevant if your last outcome was failure. It's the philosophy of the clickbait headline, the final score, the closing bell—everything else is just noise.
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