Fads and trends

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A fad is something that becomes very popular with a small group of people for a short period of time. It is unpredictable, short lived, and without social, economic and political significance

A trend is something that becomes popular within mainstream society over a long period of time. It is the direction of a sequence of events that has some momentum and durability

Both fads and trends are propagated by trendsetters.

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