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Re:Nobel archives reveal judges’ safety fears for Aleksandr ... by xhkkffbf on Saturday May 15, 2021 @11:29AM (#27166069)
It's a bit of a circular definition. Certainly it shouldn't be surprised that the set of popular things is full of things that are popular. It shouldn't be a surprise that people are focused on fashionable topics since the notion of fashion is defined by what people are talking about.
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Re:Nobel archives reveal judges’ safety fears for Aleksandr ... by ithkuil on Sunday May 16, 2021 @03:22AM (#27171880)
The runaway effect though ensures that once was a small fashion becomes a stronger fashion until it overrepresents what people would otherwise naturally care about.
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