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Who do you imagine is pushing, and why? Don't you want to resist to turn to explanations like this, that require some invisible force to pull the strings? I th
by kzrdude 4y ago
Who do you imagine is pushing, and why?
Don't you want to resist to turn to explanations like this, that require some invisible force to pull the strings? I think there are more realistic ways to imagine this happening.
If for example a pop star is getting a lot of attention, in multiple countries, what is the mechanism behind that? And is it orchestrated?
- suoduandao2 4y agoExplanations like what? Op didn’t put forward much in the way of hypotheses. If you have a good explanation of the mechanism by which attention accumulates around topics that doesn’t require orchestration it would be interesting to hear, it seems like a poorly understood phenomenon.
- rcme 4y agoIt’s called: product market fit. When people like your products, they talk about them. I have heat pumps through a mini split system. I like them so much I’m redoing my entire HVAC to add ducts with heat pump powered heating and AC. They’re kind of a miracle: they produce great heat (way better than a gas-powered furnace), they’re ultra-efficient, and they’re whisper quiet.
- kzrdude 4y agoThe way I read it, Op was suggesting a flirt with conspiratorial thinking ("someone is doing this") and I wanted to turn to something more rational. I don't really know how trends and fashions form and haven't thought so much about it. Some aspect of it might look like research into the ising model and phase transitions - small changes in "temperature" everywhere in the mass of people might look like a phase transition in the overall mood.