@paulg Curious feature of X, where X can be fashion, politics, business models, ...
Curious feature of fashion: if you trick a sufficient number of people into believing x is fashionable, you're no longer tricking them.
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@jstogdill@paulg theres an interesting parallel to performative sentences like "I name this ship X" -- act of saying youre doing it does it - Show replies
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@paulg x being the thresholdThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg 'Trick' is an interesting word to choose. Fashion industry might like 'convince' or 'ignite enthusiasm'.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg That's not proper to fashion. Economists called it a self-fulfilling prophecy.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg wouldn't that eventually converge to just convincing your audience with an empirical argument?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg the same happens in the arts no? The IVm chord didn't make any sense until the Beatles over use it and became good-soundingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg corollary: trick yourself into believing something looks great on you, you behave more confidently, others will think you look greatThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg if you consider fashionability to be a difficult problem to solve, then if a lot of people agree, means you are closer to a solutionThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@IgorCarron Actually, the same is true of political opinions.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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