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 is a result of Syndrome E.
Group Contagion by flintlocke314 September 24, 2018
Hypocritical Humor
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 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.
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.
Popularity Polynomial by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018
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.
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.
Fleeting Demographic Rule by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018