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Proposed merge of Varian Rule into Trickle-down fashion

The Varian Rule is different from existing discussion of Trickle-down fashion in that it is forward-looking and predictive. Theorists describing trickle-down fashion describe a pathway of diffusion that many new products follow as they spread through society. The Varian rule says that current elite products are likely to follow this pathway, and uses that claim to predict the future. I would be surprised if at least one of the theorists of trickle-down fashion hadn't similarly applied to the theory to make a future prediction, but I don't know of it offhand.

I think they're better discussed in the same article, because everything relevant to trickle-down fashion is also relevant for readers interested in the Varian Rule. The trickle-down fashion already describes relevant history of the theory, and a combined article can better elaborate on conditions under which elite products do or don't follow the trickle-down pathway, the specific patterns by which products proceed from elites to the rest of society, factors that accelerate or stall this process, etc. Daask (talk) 14:21, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm ok with the merge as long as the article gets renamed to something else; Trickle-down FASHION doesn't encompass trickle-down TECHNOLOGY, which I think is what the Varian rule is more referring to, as opposed to simple STYLE (like automotive tailfins of the 1950's, maybe). But I can't right now think of a "large tent" title to cover both topics. ---Avatar317 ^(talk) 00:28, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

~~Oppose~~ Question What does one have to do with the other? Also see WP:COMMONNAME. Cheers. DN (talk) 08:09, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]