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What the heck is it with knee-jerk contrarians/rebels?
I really, really don't get people who act out against something just because they perceive it as popular or because someone they don't like likes it. I mean, fair enough if the underground band you like gets shitty after they get a contract or if you're opposed to the recording industry on principle. But if they're otherwise still the same band, still doing the same good stuff, wtf?
Likewise with the liking something just because it's non-mainstream. (Especially when said non-mainstream stuff has become mainstream on its own. Hi, Hot Topic? Is not counter-culture. Sheesh.)
Grow the hell up, y'know? Y'know what really IS cool and independent? Liking what you like and disliking what you don't like regardless of how many other people like those things.
And this goes for everything, btw: Pop culture, politics, religion, fashion, w'ev.
Mindless trendoiding is stupid, but so is mindless trend bucking. Assess each thing on its own merits. Learn about it from experts in that field. Find out what's good or not so good about it, using reliable sources for that information. And then make up your own mind based on all that data collection. If it turns out that the thing has merit, go for it. Don't look around you to see whether everyone else is on that train.
I really, really don't get people who act out against something just because they perceive it as popular or because someone they don't like likes it. I mean, fair enough if the underground band you like gets shitty after they get a contract or if you're opposed to the recording industry on principle. But if they're otherwise still the same band, still doing the same good stuff, wtf?
Likewise with the liking something just because it's non-mainstream. (Especially when said non-mainstream stuff has become mainstream on its own. Hi, Hot Topic? Is not counter-culture. Sheesh.)
Grow the hell up, y'know? Y'know what really IS cool and independent? Liking what you like and disliking what you don't like regardless of how many other people like those things.
And this goes for everything, btw: Pop culture, politics, religion, fashion, w'ev.
Mindless trendoiding is stupid, but so is mindless trend bucking. Assess each thing on its own merits. Learn about it from experts in that field. Find out what's good or not so good about it, using reliable sources for that information. And then make up your own mind based on all that data collection. If it turns out that the thing has merit, go for it. Don't look around you to see whether everyone else is on that train.
