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I'm sure there's an academic word for it, but after some point, popularity can simply breed more popularity, without any actionable, functional reason. Get p
by Abekkus 4y ago
I'm sure there's an academic word for it, but after some
point, popularity can simply breed more popularity, without any actionable, functional reason.
Get popular enough, and people will find it worthwhile to publish reasons for why something is as popular as it is, just to therapeutically reassure themselves that the adoration isn't meaningless.
- quesera 4y ago> I'm sure there's an academic word for it kardashianism?
- bobthepanda 4y agoBandwagoning is as old as time itself.
- sushid 4y agoI think it's a bit different from bandwagoning.
- sk55 4y agoLindy effect kind of comes close
- jasonhong 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect The Matthew effect of accumulated advantage, Matthew principle, or Matthew effect for short, is sometimes summarized by the adage "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer". The concept is applicable to matters of fame or status, but may also be applied literally to cumulative advantage of economic capital. In the beginning, Matthew effects were primarily focused on the inequality in the way scientists were recognized for their work. However, Norman W. Storer, of Columbia University, led a new wave of research. He believed he discovered that the inequality that existed in the social sciences also existed in other institutions.