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Re:Masayoshi Son had help pulling SoftBank from the brink by pavlov on Thursday November 12, 2020 @08:36AM (#25069669)
The funny thing about the Disco Stu Fallacy is that Stu was right in the long run.

Disco music in various forms is immensely popular today. It dominates global streaming charts. Rock is the loser.

Stu was just an early adopter facing the through of disillusionment.

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Re:Masayoshi Son had help pulling SoftBank from the brink by cultus on Thursday November 12, 2020 @10:02AM (#25070587)
Bell bottoms still look stupid, though.
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Re:Masayoshi Son had help pulling SoftBank from the brink by busterarm on Thursday November 12, 2020 @08:44AM (#25069748)
Sure, but none of that music is called Disco and his bet was still a losing one. :)
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Re:Masayoshi Son had help pulling SoftBank from the brink by pavlov on Thursday November 12, 2020 @11:02AM (#25071221)
Kylie Minogue released a top-selling album last week that's literally named "Disco".
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Re:Masayoshi Son had help pulling SoftBank from the brink by busterarm on Thursday November 12, 2020 @12:32PM (#25072230)
How long do you hold the losing investment from 1976?

It took decades for the industry side of Disco music to recover from Disco Demolition Night. Italo and Hi-NRG notwithstanding.

The music might have stayed four on the floor but the names and the people all changed.

Also Kylie Minogue doesn't set trends, she rides them. Most of us realized Disco was still alive 10 years ago.

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Re:Masayoshi Son had help pulling SoftBank from the brink by Apocryphon on Thursday November 12, 2020 @01:02PM (#25072650)
Pop music, and pop culture in general, seems to operate on a cycle where fashions become vogue again 20-30 years after. Retro gets hip and nostalgia abounds.
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