The mainstream is what?

The speech of modern youth is full of various words that are incomprehensible to the common man, which has already become a kind of slang. One of today's popular words is "mainstream". What's this? - you are surprised. But for sure it is already at your ear and often came to your attention. This is teeming with the whole Internet, they talk about it, and it's fashionable. Today, among the young people not to know what the mainstream is, even embarrassing. Therefore, if you want to keep up with the times, let's figure it out.

The mainstream is what?

To begin with, this term is absolutely not new. He appeared quite a long time and initially was directly related to art, or rather, to literature. The mainstream originated somewhere in the 1940s in the United States of America. The author of this term is not known for certain. There are versions that it was an American writer and literary critic William Dean Howells (1837-1920), who preferred only works written in a realistic way.

So, what does mainstream mean? In literal translation from English, this is the "mainstream", the "main lines". If we speak in scientific language, we can give the following definition: this is the predominant trend in any kind of activity (literature, art, music, science, politics, etc.) for a certain period of time.

The modern mainstream is what?

Today, the mainstream is called mass trends, which are popular in society. Trends relate mainly to culture and art. The word "mainstream" is used to show the contrast of mass culture with an alternative, underground and other non-mass directions. In other words, the mainstream is designed for a large number of consumers.

In the modern world, the mainstream is a fashion for certain things, behavior. For example, recently it became actual to read books or prepare exotic dishes, or work "by remote", or take pictures and upload pictures to social networks.

The musical mainstream in Russian music is undoubtedly Bi-2, Zemfira, Mumiy Troll and Chaif.

The mainstream on the Internet is Vkontakte, Instagram and Cats. Recently, the world has been obsessed with these furry animals! Their photos filled almost the entire Internet.

The mainstream in cars is Ford Focus, in tourism - Turkey and Egypt, in business - tax evasion, etc.

The negative mainstream is what?

In addition to the above, the mainstream also has negative meanings. This is a kind of fashion for mass stupid behavior. For example, a very common strange behavior of girls who take pictures of themselves in the restrooms and at the same time make "lips a denture." Negative is manifested mainly in Internet communication. In this vein, the concept of "mainstream" is seen as a fashion for the aggressive and greedy majority, which can not understand and accept some other views. Sometimes this concept is also called bruising and banal, which have a negative connotation and imply something dull and annoying.

Thus, the mainstream is something that in its field is considered the most common and popular.