"Mainstream acceptance" refers to the point at which something becomes widely recognized, approved, or embraced by the general public. It indicates the level of popularity and societal approval a certain idea, trend, or concept has attained.
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While
greater mainstream acceptance of fully autonomous vehicles promises a wide range of benefits, there are also plenty of drawbacks with this technology that often go overlooked.
Almost everyone left with bitcoin price going down and down, but some remained — ancaps (and we assume some techies)-- who saw an opportunity to turn bitcoin into a vehicle
for mainstream acceptance of ancap ideology (while the techies, now very much a minority, of course just liked the tech bit).
With bankers, politicians, and even mainstream media still labeling Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as «a bubble,» «a Ponzi scheme,» «criminal,» and «fraudulent,» this move is another step
towards mainstream acceptance for the industry in general.
Overrated Silver Linings Playbook After years of making terrific but little - seen comedies, David O. Russell made a bid for
mainstream acceptance with 2010's biopic The Fighter.
With the class - leading Camry outselling the Mazda6 by a ratio of nearly 9:1 last month, Mazda still has a long way to go before
achieving mainstream acceptance.
Small form factor desktops have been cool for over a decade, and they've struggled to
find mainstream acceptance for just as long.
Since then, perhaps due to the currency's eye - popping rally, Bitcoin has gained
mainstream acceptance in other areas of the market.
On the other hand, Capital One told ETHNews that it «has started declining credit card transactions to purchase cryptocurrency due to the
limited mainstream acceptance and the elevated risks of fraud, loss, and volatility inherent in the cryptocurrency market.»
CRI CEO and director of scientific affairs Jill O'Donnell - Tormey says she is gratified to see the field of cancer immunology finally
receiving mainstream acceptance.
«With the
recent mainstream acceptance of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin, we want to build an ecosystem that offers entrepreneurs an alternative funding raising platform for their product, with minimal technical and marketing knowledge.»
Top automakers in Germany have agreed to jointly invest in thousands of ultra-fast charging sites across Europe to
boost mainstream acceptance of electric cars, the companies said.
BUT it is true that some bodybuilders might not like the fact that Crossfit is gaining
mainstream acceptance so quickly while bodybuilding is still frowned upon.
Leopard print gilds Michael Kors calf hair flats, that Louis Vuitton bag Beyonce has, opulent Williams Sonoma pillow shams — it's no longer solely reserved for the bombastic or your drunk aunt; it ran the design gamut and now may rest atop a pillow of
absolute mainstream acceptance in front of the crackling warmth of the apocalypse.
Although the gritty indie aesthetic of «Diary» was a direct reaction to his experiences on «Land» — a studio effort starring Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento and Simon Baker and the most expensive film in the series — Romero always has bounced back and forth
between mainstream acceptance (a few studio - funded pictures and various fruitless Hollywood production deals) and the scrappier terrain of independent financing and distribution.
As a sign of soul music's growing popularity,
budding mainstream acceptance, and eventual appropriation, «in 1969, Billboard changed the name of its «Rhythm and Blues» charts to «Soul.»»
Only a couple of years ago, VR was touted as the next revolution in gaming, but the furor has been replaced by the reality that this generation of hardware is never going to break through to
real mainstream acceptance, PlayStation VR possibly excepted.
I know some of us were puffing up IGN yesterday but they have a good article on the state of horror games in the current industry and how the emergent bureaucracy and massive budgets of big - name game developers and publishers have essentially stifled some of the creativity — there is no room for risk when fortune - sized investments
demand mainstream acceptance in order to make a profit.
His new work, a series of monumental, hyper - realist portraits in grisaille, marked Leslie's reaction to the
broadening mainstream acceptance of Abstract Expressionism.
Midsize plug - in hybrids will also enter the mainstream in 2013, with the introduction of the Ford Fusion Energi and the Honda Accord Plug - in, which will further
improve mainstream acceptance of this, still, fairly novel powertrain segment.»
While the cryptocurrency sought
mainstream acceptance over the course of the year, it was the massive spike starting in November that saw the cryptocurrency's value nearly triple that caught people's attention.
There are massive mining operations around the world and they are bound to be more popping up in the next few years as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue their path
into mainstream acceptance.
Many saw this as a sign of
impending mainstream acceptance of Bitcoin as a payment method, but high fees and slow transaction confirmations have hobbled the network.
Last December, the CFTC became one of the world's first regulators to recognize bitcoin derivatives, a move that many say will open the door to
wider mainstream acceptance.
Then we get to the next observations from Telsyte's tablet research, which shows «demand for 2 - in - 1 tablets — or tablets which can also be used as a computing device (with keyboard)-- is
approaching mainstream acceptance.
The document presumes much of the groundwork to be already completed, and could signal readiness to embrace even
more mainstream acceptance for the world's most popular cryptocurrency.
Even as adaptation has more recently gained
mainstream acceptance as an unavoidable response to rising global temperatures, it continues to be a sideshow to the main event of limiting greenhouse gas emissions through international climate negotiations.
What failed to happen is more significant than what ultimately did happen — the fact that very good artists like Keith Piper never
found mainstream acceptance, for instance.
After the success of the visually stunning and critically acclaimed Hero, one can only expect great things to come from the mind of writer - director Zhang Yimou, after raising the bar for kung fu movies
seeking mainstream acceptance in theaters in the United States, and worldwide.
«Capital One is currently declining credit card transactions to purchase cryptocurrency due to the
limited mainstream acceptance and the elevated risks of fraud, loss, and volatility inherent in the cryptocurrency market.
Unlike Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), however, streaming game services — which require a strong and persistent Internet connection — have yet to
receive mainstream acceptance.