The first answer is, of course, that the material reality is being rapidly shaped by the ideology, as recent debates about welfare in the United States demonstrate.
Against all industry expectations, a film which had, in effect, been rejected by audiences in cinemas was rapidly shaping up as a home-viewing hit with both men and women.
Over time, these little bits of rare archaeological data come together to help us understand processes like migration, globalisation, and human responses to climate change – forces that are rapidly shaping our modern world.
However, it's rapidly shaping up to be a very different kind of beast.
Beirut is rapidly shaping up to be a powerhouse for startups in the Middle East.
In contrast, IBM data shows that Thanksgiving Thursday, in fact, is rapidly shaping up to be the big day for online shopping.
Their journey takes them through the offices of tech behemoths Airbnb, Microsoft, and others -- and gives an illuminating look at the trends that are rapidly shaping the way that we live and work.
We haven't covered live video streaming startup Bambuser until now, but the Swedish startup is rapidly shaping up to becoming a formidable contender to the likes of Qik, Flixwagon, and Kyte in the race to turn mobile phones into portable TV studios.
(And as this NYT article points out, traditional retailers are increasingly using the tools of the tech trade to make sure that they continue to stay in the game). In contrast, IBM data shows that Thanksgiving Thursday, in fact, is rapidly shaping up to be the big day for online shopping.
