Blair Foster
Is Lady Gaga a Sign the Economy May Crash? The ‘Recession Indicator’ Meme Unpacked
When pop icon Lady Gaga took to the Coachella stage in April, social media users were quick to declare it the latest “recession indicator.” New movie sequels, returning fashion trends and even military enlistment figures all became fodder for the joke: each cultural flashpoint supposedly signals an impending economic downturn. But what started as a tongue-in-cheek Twitter quip has evolved into a global meme, raising questions about why we so readily equate pop-culture comebacks with financial doom.
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