Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts

Monday, January 03, 2011

Significant Cultural trends of the past decade

I read this article today on the Ten Most Significant Cultural Trends of the Past Decade. I would recommend reading the article for an insight into our culture. Here is the list:

  1. Connection
  2. Place
  3. Cities
  4. The End of the Majority
  5. Polarity
  6. The Self Shot
  7. Pornography
  8. Informality
  9. Liquidity
  10. Complexity
I was particularly intrige by #4, The End of the Majority. It is true that there are fewer and fewer categories in which there is a clear majority anymore. This line was interesting to me: "Barack Obama is a minority, but so is Sarah Palin. Republicans are a minority—so are Democrats, and so are independents." 

We all feel like we are the persecuted ones, but in reality, in increasing ways, everyone is persecuted and no one has the support of the majority of people anymore.

What stands out as interesting to you?