Something that has been getting on my nerves for a while now and I thought I would get everyone elses opinion on it.
Why is it that if something becomes popular THEN you start to like it, people bash you for following the crowd? It's childish and wrong. Please feel free to argue that point.
If I want to like something then I'll like it. Who cares if millions of other people like it?
Why is it considered "uncool" to like something that everyone else likes?
Why do I have to like something that no-ones really heard of to be "cool"?
For example... I like some bands that probably no one on here has heard of because they're just local bands but if they ever got huge and suddenly were world famous I wouldn't stop liking them. That's so bloody childish! Yet there are people that WOULD stop liking them just because everyone else did.
Some people I know claim they are "Indie" because they only like bands that no-one has heard of. That's so stupid and doesn't even make sense!
Well you know what?? I'm so "indie" If this thread gets too many posts I'm going to delete it and claim it sold out!!! (To all the slow people, I'm kidding haha)
What are your thoughts on people like this? (Remember I'm not JUST talking about bands, it can be about ANYTHING)
Because a cliche just as big as the popular cliche is the rebel cliche.
I agree. People who have the rebel cliche where they rebel against popular things like that are the most ANNOYING people I can think of. I've met people like this and they just grate on me with their self-righteous opinions waving like a flag.
I'm all like, "Cool story, bro!"
Good example is Twilight.
Some people like Twilight for no particularly good reason. <-- Popular Cliche
Some people hate Twilight, and haven't even bothered to get a reason why. <-- Rebel Cliche
(People who hate it with a reason don't fit into either. Kay? >_>)
Popular cliche is EVERYWHERE, almost unconditionally, so most of the time it's not very surprising or irritating.
Rebel cliche however is somewhat less common due to the fact it has a tendency to cater to the people that hate for no particular reason. Naturally, people hate people who hate on something for no particular reason. Thus, rebel clichers don't speak out as much, leading to the illusion they're exceptionally less common.
But if you're like me and get to know a lot of people you see there isn't that much less in reality.