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Trends: How do they start?

2025/3/11
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Harlan
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Molly Bloom
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Sanden Totten
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Molly Bloom: 我认为潮流指的是一种在人群中流行的风格、时尚或行为。潮流的定义有很多,但今天我们讨论的是在人群中流行的风格、时尚或行为。我是在Instagram上看到妈妈说褶皱袜子是潮流才想到这个问题的。成功的潮流会经过所有这些群体,最终成为生活的一部分。潮流帮助人们建立联系,形成社群。遵循或不遵循潮流都能帮助人们建立社交联系。潮流既有好处也有坏处,它可能导致人们为了融入而购买更多东西,造成浪费。动物也会追逐潮流,例如鸟类和黑猩猩。一些鸟类会模仿其他鸟类的筑巢方式。 Harlan: 我认为潮流是越来越多的人开始做同一件事。我是在Instagram上看到妈妈说褶皱袜子是潮流才想到这个问题的。 Sanden Totten: 潮流通常以某种方式流行起来,社会学家Roger Everett提出了创新扩散理论来解释这一现象。创新扩散理论解释了新事物如何传播。虽然没有科学的方法来制造潮流,但创新扩散理论指出,通常有一种特定的人会开启潮流。潮流通常由创新者开启,他们是喜欢尝试新事物的人。Mark发明水果裤的行为类似于创新者的行为,即使是偶然的。创新者提出新想法,但潮流的流行还需要早期采用者的推动。早期采用者是那些迅速抓住新潮流的人,他们善于判断哪些潮流具有持久力。早期采用者就像社交媒体上的网红,他们能影响潮流的传播。早期采用者对于潮流的传播至关重要,但他们必须有良好的判断力。早期多数群体不是潮流引领者,但他们比大多数人更快地接受新想法。早期多数群体接受后,潮流就真正流行起来了。晚期多数群体对新事物持怀疑态度,只有当潮流非常主流时他们才会跟风。落后者不喜欢改变,他们不追逐潮流,这在某种程度上也使他们很酷。成功的潮流会经过所有这些群体,最终成为生活的一部分。

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This chapter introduces the concept of trends through the humorous anecdote of Mark creating fruit pants. It segues into a listener's question about how trends start.
  • Mark accidentally creates fruit pants, illustrating a trend's unexpected origins.
  • A listener's question about trends prompts the episode's central theme.

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Brains On is a non-profit public radio program. There are lots of ways to support the show:Support) the podcast with donation)* | Subscribe) to Smarty Pass for ad-free episodes and bonus content)** | Buy )our book and merch)** | Come) to our live shows)Collecting Pokémon cards. Trading friendship bracelets. Painting your nails black. All these things have been trendy *at some point, somewhere. But how did they become cool? And who made them popular?Join Molly and co-host Harlynn as they explore the fussy and fabulous world of trends. Sanden will reveal how trends start and spread throughout a population—and why beige wallpaper it out and mocha mousse brown is IN! They’ll also learn about trends in animal populations like orca whales and chimpanzees. To top things off, Marc will start a fad by accident: fruit pants! (Yes, they’re literally pants with dried fruit stuck to them.) Plus, a super cool mystery sound.Today’s episode is sponsored by:

- Indeed.com/brainson - Receive a $75 sponsored job credit

- Experience Disney's Snow White, only in theaters March 21. Rated PG, parental guidance suggested.