Social movements as Fisherian Runaway

Social networking, for instance, is a good example of an analogue to Fisherian runaway: the desire for the trait and the trait itself coevolve, until everyone has social because everyone wants social, rather than because it adds any functionality, value, or relevance. I suspect most social movements, and in fact traditions, are like this.

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