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Maddy Buck's avatar

This is interesting! I know it was just a tiny example of the concept, but it helps me understand why fashion has to change a little bit all the time. (I barely listen to music, but I do have opinions about fashion!)

Would this concept of slightly novel but not too novel also explain success of writers of popular series? Or..? Trying to think of other non-music examples of how this plays out.

Katherine de Vos Devine's avatar

The theories were developed for use across any kind of cultural good. There is a TON of research on how this works for paintings. Lots on fashion. Should explain book series — and I was thinking about doing chart for fantasy fiction after a funny convo with my assistant about necessary balance in death-sex-creature ratios.

Maddy Buck's avatar

Ohhhhh yes I totally see it for fantasy fiction. Interrrrrrestingggg!