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Isn’t it a meme? Like in the literal sense. The spat was dramatic and rather sudden, coming from two public figures who are known showboaters. It seems like kay

Isn’t it a meme? Like in the literal sense. The spat was dramatic and rather sudden, coming from two public figures who are known showboaters. It seems like kayfabe and it’s a bit amusing to call it that, especially when it’s not. That’s a perfect meme, meaning “idea that spreads naturally”.

krapp 1y ago
Maybe, and maybe I'm just out of touch with the memes and falling victim to the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, but it isn't even that common a word, and all of a sudden everyone it seems like everyone using it. And Google Trends definitely shows a spike in usage[0]. It's probably my own paranoia but when I see the exact same phrase (like "roaring economy") being used by a lot of people it seems like propaganda, especially given how deeply manipulated and controlled every form of media and communication is nowadays. For instance.. why did everyone all of a sudden care so much about the price of eggs during the last election? There's no way that was entirely organic. [0]https://trends.google.com/trends/explore/TIMESERIES/1749219600?hl=en-US&tz=300&date=now+7-d&geo=US&hl=en&q=kayfabe&sni=3 https://trends.google.com/trends/explore/TIMESERIES/17492196...
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 1y ago
  > it isn't even that common a word, and all of a sudden everyone it seems like everyone using it In this particular case, it is a very unique word. I don't know of any that even come close to meaning the same thing. People with a desire to express their observations may find only a single word to do so. FWIW, I was familiar with the word already and I've similarly notice a seeming uptick in use on this site. > For instance.. why did everyone all of a sudden care so much about the price of eggs during the last election? There's no way that was entirely organic. I see your point and I think you're on the right track. It's memetics. Egg prices being high is a meme. The public spat between Donald Trump and Elon Musk being a kayfabe performance is a meme. Neither is necessarily an engineered meme. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics#Applications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics#Applications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetic_engineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetic_engineering
- floxy 1y ago
  >why did everyone all of a sudden care so much about the price of eggs during the last election? That seems like a prime example of a small-talk item that many people could relate to, and it just happens to reach viral proportions. I'd say it would be similar to "Polar Vortex": https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=Polar%20Vortex#TIMESERIES https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=P...

krapp 1y ago

Maybe, and maybe I'm just out of touch with the memes and falling victim to the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, but it isn't even that common a word, and all of a sudden everyone it seems like everyone using it. And Google Trends definitely shows a spike in usage[0]. It's probably my own paranoia but when I see the exact same phrase (like "roaring economy") being used by a lot of people it seems like propaganda, especially given how deeply manipulated and controlled every form of media and communication is nowadays. For instance.. why did everyone all of a sudden care so much about the price of eggs during the last election? There's no way that was entirely organic. [0]https://trends.google.com/trends/explore/TIMESERIES/1749219600?hl=en-US&tz=300&date=now+7-d&geo=US&hl=en&q=kayfabe&sni=3 https://trends.google.com/trends/explore/TIMESERIES/17492196...

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 1y ago
> it isn't even that common a word, and all of a sudden everyone it seems like everyone using it In this particular case, it is a very unique word. I don't know of any that even come close to meaning the same thing. People with a desire to express their observations may find only a single word to do so. FWIW, I was familiar with the word already and I've similarly notice a seeming uptick in use on this site. > For instance.. why did everyone all of a sudden care so much about the price of eggs during the last election? There's no way that was entirely organic. I see your point and I think you're on the right track. It's memetics. Egg prices being high is a meme. The public spat between Donald Trump and Elon Musk being a kayfabe performance is a meme. Neither is necessarily an engineered meme. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics#Applications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics#Applications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetic_engineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetic_engineering
floxy 1y ago
>why did everyone all of a sudden care so much about the price of eggs during the last election? That seems like a prime example of a small-talk item that many people could relate to, and it just happens to reach viral proportions. I'd say it would be similar to "Polar Vortex": https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=Polar%20Vortex#TIMESERIES https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=P...