I'm not a K-pop fan but I really like your insight into how combining low buy-in cost and pro-social experience can lead to contagion and even viral adoption. In fact, I'd even argue that low buy-in cost and pro-social experience can together transform passive consumption into not only active participation but also proselytization (just like how your friend taught you K-pop dance). And these insights certainly have wide-ranging applications beyond K-pop. Thank you for sharing!
Exactly! I think a lot of western endeavors focus on having low buy-in cost OR a pro-social experience, but having both opens up whatever you're doing to a lot more people in a positive manner. Hope you find this breakdown useful as you go about life, and thanks for reading!!
Huh nice piece Cece! Not what you usually write about and definitely worth it :) i like how you tied kpop's popularity with its ability to a) be easily done and b) generate a community.
I'm so glad you found it interesting, Kiran! These types of essays are actually what I like to think and write about the most, so I figured I should start doing so :) I think a lot of "community-building" projects and goals can learn a lot from K-pop. Thanks so much for reading!
Nice!! Glad to see you're growing into writing more of what you enjoy 🤙🏾
I've been following along here (i also enjoyed your south africa piece) and on your YT channel for months(?) now and its been cool to see you evolve from being uncertain behind the camera and then more & more comfortable to then being bold
Ahhh thank you for saying that!! I definitely felt super awkward filming myself in the beginning haha. Still a lot that I can improve on, but I'm getting there :)
I'm not a K-pop fan but I really like your insight into how combining low buy-in cost and pro-social experience can lead to contagion and even viral adoption. In fact, I'd even argue that low buy-in cost and pro-social experience can together transform passive consumption into not only active participation but also proselytization (just like how your friend taught you K-pop dance). And these insights certainly have wide-ranging applications beyond K-pop. Thank you for sharing!
Exactly! I think a lot of western endeavors focus on having low buy-in cost OR a pro-social experience, but having both opens up whatever you're doing to a lot more people in a positive manner. Hope you find this breakdown useful as you go about life, and thanks for reading!!
Huh nice piece Cece! Not what you usually write about and definitely worth it :) i like how you tied kpop's popularity with its ability to a) be easily done and b) generate a community.
I hadn't thought of it that way
I'm so glad you found it interesting, Kiran! These types of essays are actually what I like to think and write about the most, so I figured I should start doing so :) I think a lot of "community-building" projects and goals can learn a lot from K-pop. Thanks so much for reading!
Nice!! Glad to see you're growing into writing more of what you enjoy 🤙🏾
I've been following along here (i also enjoyed your south africa piece) and on your YT channel for months(?) now and its been cool to see you evolve from being uncertain behind the camera and then more & more comfortable to then being bold
Don't let anything stop ya 😄
Ahhh thank you for saying that!! I definitely felt super awkward filming myself in the beginning haha. Still a lot that I can improve on, but I'm getting there :)