Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 15 days 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 · 15 days agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·15 days 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-up1·14 days agoBut what if I really like Linux
minus-squaregarbagebagel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 days agoThen you’re not being anti-“popular thing” you’re being pro-linux
minus-squarelol_idk@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·14 days 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