Bishop Black
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- Oct 19, 2019
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I was wondering if there are any good books on "fads", such as what things tend to be short-lived fads, versus things which tend to stand the test of time.
This could be anything, from pop cultural fads (e.x. Disco music in the 1970s), "moral fads" (e.x. Prohibition in the 1920s), political fads (e.x. fascism and communism during the 20th century), economic fads (e.x. Bitcoin),l dietary fads (e.x. Atkins) and so forth.
As an example, the video game industry was suspected of being a "fad" in the 1980s, with companies skeptical of investing in it, until Nintendo revitalized it with the NES console, and today it's an indepsensible form of mainstream entertainment.
I personally suspect that social media and the Information Age will revolutionize learning and Information (college may even go out of business as a medium for "pure learning", though not for trades or professional degrees such as medicine, law, technology, and so forth). "Traditional" media such as radio and cable/satellite TV may also go out of business in favor of online business models such as Spotify, or "YouTube TV", which allow subscribers to select their specific programming rather than pay for a "block" of channels.
But I would like some data to support my hypothesis.
This could be anything, from pop cultural fads (e.x. Disco music in the 1970s), "moral fads" (e.x. Prohibition in the 1920s), political fads (e.x. fascism and communism during the 20th century), economic fads (e.x. Bitcoin),l dietary fads (e.x. Atkins) and so forth.
As an example, the video game industry was suspected of being a "fad" in the 1980s, with companies skeptical of investing in it, until Nintendo revitalized it with the NES console, and today it's an indepsensible form of mainstream entertainment.
I personally suspect that social media and the Information Age will revolutionize learning and Information (college may even go out of business as a medium for "pure learning", though not for trades or professional degrees such as medicine, law, technology, and so forth). "Traditional" media such as radio and cable/satellite TV may also go out of business in favor of online business models such as Spotify, or "YouTube TV", which allow subscribers to select their specific programming rather than pay for a "block" of channels.
But I would like some data to support my hypothesis.
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