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’.
Well, it depends what dictionary you consult. Can you give an example of a long-lived thing that would be widely considered a fad?
There are fads that have persisted over a longer term by coming in and out of fashion, like say bell-bottom pants. But I can’t think of something that would be widely considered a fad that has stayed in fashion for decades.
Chat GPT suggests that Yoga and Rock ‘n’ Roll and long lasting fads. I would say Crypto is a pretty long lasting fad. But we’re really splitting hair here. I agree that most people would say that something lasting decades is not a fad but everything is relative. Something, like yoga, can exists for hundredths of years but it’s sudden popularity in the west can be considered a fad. My point really was that calling someone a moron because he said that ‘OOP was a fad’ is silly. Maybe he simply meant that it’s overrated? Maybe he meant that people got way more excited about it than they should? Maybe he meant that it’s popularity was dying out? You can make valid points about all of it. Saying that he’s an idiot only because OOP existed for relatively long time actually shows how simple minded the other guy is.
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’.
Well, it depends what dictionary you consult. Can you give an example of a long-lived thing that would be widely considered a fad?
There are fads that have persisted over a longer term by coming in and out of fashion, like say bell-bottom pants. But I can’t think of something that would be widely considered a fad that has stayed in fashion for decades.
Chat GPT suggests that Yoga and Rock ‘n’ Roll and long lasting fads. I would say Crypto is a pretty long lasting fad. But we’re really splitting hair here. I agree that most people would say that something lasting decades is not a fad but everything is relative. Something, like yoga, can exists for hundredths of years but it’s sudden popularity in the west can be considered a fad. My point really was that calling someone a moron because he said that ‘OOP was a fad’ is silly. Maybe he simply meant that it’s overrated? Maybe he meant that people got way more excited about it than they should? Maybe he meant that it’s popularity was dying out? You can make valid points about all of it. Saying that he’s an idiot only because OOP existed for relatively long time actually shows how simple minded the other guy is.
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