librechad@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWho was your worst coworker?message-squaremessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down13
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minus-squareExLisper@linux.communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·1 year agoYou’re focusing too much on the ‘short lived’ part and not enough on the ‘intense’ and ‘without basis in qualities’ parts.
minus-squareblackbrook@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoShort-lived is a key attribute of what “fad” means. If something stupid catches on for decades, it’s not a fad.
minus-squareExLisper@linux.communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNo, the definition says ‘especially one that is short-lived’. It means that things that are not short-lived can still be fads. It’s clearly an optional attribute. The key attributes are ‘intense’, ‘widely shared’.
You’re focusing too much on the ‘short lived’ part and not enough on the ‘intense’ and ‘without basis in qualities’ parts.
Short-lived is a key attribute of what “fad” means. If something stupid catches on for decades, it’s not a fad.
No, the definition says ‘especially one that is short-lived’. It means that things that are not short-lived can still be fads. It’s clearly an optional attribute. The key attributes are ‘intense’, ‘widely shared’.
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