Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat are some things people think are cool but really arent?message-squaremessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down11
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some things people think are cool but really arent?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·2 months 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-up1·2 months agoBut what if I really like Linux
minus-squaregarbagebagel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThen you’re not being anti-“popular thing” you’re being pro-linux
minus-squarelol_idk@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months 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