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Definitions by flintlocke314

Group Contagion 

Certain ideas or attributes of a subject are eventually spread to others in the group.

Group Contagion effect is a result of Syndrome E.
Group Contagion effect can be seen in Germany during the 3rd Riech under Hitler's rule.
Group Contagion by flintlocke314 September 24, 2018
"Memology" refers to the study of how "memes," or new ideas and trends, spread.
The word memology was used in a Facebook marketing campaign.
Memology by flintlocke314 September 20, 2018

Hypocritical Humor 

When used in referencing a meme, someone will complain about a meme, but in the form of the meme.
Hypocritical Humor is a type of gag in which a character's actions or words contradict each other in a humorous manner.
Hypocritical Humor by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018

Nostalgia Filter

There is a tendency for some adults and some teenagers to see the newer material in a medium (be it music, film, animation, or comic books) as inferior to the older classics that they knew in their youth.
Nostalgia filters are usually developed when people are under the age of 30.
Nostalgia Filter by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018

Values Dissonance

Tropes that are common denominators. Their viewers recognize them, laugh at them or groan at them, but most of us can guess where they're coming from—specifically, what cultural values are embodied in the trope.
A meme is an example of applied values dissonance.
Values Dissonance by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018

Popularity Polynomial

This is when something which portrays itself as "cutting edge" becomes mainstream, but soon becomes overexposed, behind the times, old hat, or just plain uncool.
Due to the popularity polynomial Pokemon is back in style.

Fleeting Demographic Rule 

1. A gimmick or storyline may be reused freely and safely after a few years of dormancy.

2. The unwritten rule that, after a given number of years, there has been enough turnover in the fanbase that a writer can re-use the same gimmicks and storylines with impunity.
The fleeting demographic rule allows YouTubers to reuse jokes and catchphrases after they have become repetitive.