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Re:Huawei’s Yearslong Rise Is Littered with Accusations of T... by jcims on Sunday May 26, 2019 @06:33AM (#20014197)
I just have a meta question. Was there a recent article or something that brought the term 'Overton window' into common use? I did a little digging and it seems like it's been a term for a few decades, but I don't recall ever seeing it before this year. Now I see it used all the time.
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Re:Huawei’s Yearslong Rise Is Littered with Accusations of T... by chvid on Sunday May 26, 2019 @07:01AM (#20014284)
The TV Show "Billions".
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Re:Huawei’s Yearslong Rise Is Littered with Accusations of T... by jcims on Sunday May 26, 2019 @07:43AM (#20014401)
That’s definitely it, timing is dead on. Thanks!
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Re:Huawei’s Yearslong Rise Is Littered with Accusations of T... by Bootvis on Sunday May 26, 2019 @09:21AM (#20014779)
It was commonly used on Slashdot before (where I learned the concept).
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Re:Huawei’s Yearslong Rise Is Littered with Accusations of T... by jcims on Sunday May 26, 2019 @10:26AM (#20015074)
Interesting. Used to love slashdot, have an account at the bottom end of the five digit range, but i cant do it any more.
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Re:Huawei’s Yearslong Rise Is Littered with Accusations of T... by newen on Sunday May 26, 2019 @08:51AM (#20014654)
I've seen it used in the internet for a few years now. Maybe there is a recent surge but people do use it relatively often when discussing politics.
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Re:Huawei’s Yearslong Rise Is Littered with Accusations of T... by liability on Sunday May 26, 2019 @11:52AM (#20015526)
More likely hypothesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baader–Meinhof_effec

I learned about this years ago, so I've not noticed a recent uptick in usage, but when I learned about it I did.

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Re:Huawei’s Yearslong Rise Is Littered with Accusations of T... by messick on Sunday May 26, 2019 @12:43PM (#20015818)
Because it helps explain why events that would have ended any previous US Presidential administration can happen multiple times a day, but not even move the needle in the public discourse.

Obama saluted a Marine with a Starbucks cup in his hand and it was national news. Trump sided with a murderous dictator against a former Vice President yesterday, and nothing.

Anyone who pays attention to American politics lately has been experienced the Overton Window shifting a lot.

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