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Reframing past events to serve a current plot need.
A retcon is an instance of a hand wave.
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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.
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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.
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1. Any meme that has fallen out of favor with pop culture, or at least the segment it was popular in.

2. A Catch-Phrase that was repeated too much.
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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.
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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.
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"Memology" refers to the study of how "memes," or new ideas and trends, spread.
The word memology was used in a Facebook marketing campaign.
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