Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 24 days agoWhat are some things people think are cool but really arent?message-squaremessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down15
arrow-up163arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some things people think are cool but really arent?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 24 days agomessage-square148fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down2·24 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-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·24 days agoAs somebody who was anti for a loooong time, 100% this. It’s a bad mindset, and it affects your wellbeing.
minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·24 days agoBut what if I really like Linux
minus-squaregarbagebagel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·24 days agoThen you’re not being anti-“popular thing” you’re being pro-linux
minus-squareanachrohack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·24 days agoYou wanna really be a contrarian? Use Windows. Everyone in tech is already on a MacBook or Linux
minus-squarelol_idk@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·24 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.
As somebody who was anti for a loooong time, 100% this. It’s a bad mindset, and it affects your wellbeing.
But what if I really like Linux
Then you’re not being anti-“popular thing” you’re being pro-linux
You wanna really be a contrarian? Use Windows. Everyone in tech is already on a MacBook or Linux
Or you’re neurodivergent and you’re naturally anti anything that has the potential to be remotely popular