Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 hours agoWhat are some things people think are cool but really arent?message-squaremessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down12
arrow-up132arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some things people think are cool but really arent?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 hours agomessage-square73fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·10 hours agoContrarianism. Being anti-“Popular Thing” just for the sake of being anti-“Popular Thing” marks you out as having no thoughts worth hearing out.
minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoBut what if I really like Linux
minus-squaregarbagebagel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoThen you’re not being anti-“popular thing” you’re being pro-linux
minus-squarelol_idk@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 hours agoOr you’re neurodivergent and you’re naturally anti anything that has the potential to be remotely popular
Contrarianism. Being anti-“Popular Thing” just for the sake of being anti-“Popular Thing” marks you out as having no thoughts worth hearing out.
But what if I really like Linux
Then you’re not being anti-“popular thing” you’re being pro-linux
Or you’re neurodivergent and you’re naturally anti anything that has the potential to be remotely popular