Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 hours agoWhat are some things people think are cool but really arent?message-squaremessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down14
arrow-up145arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some things people think are cool but really arent?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 hours agomessage-square109fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down2·17 hours 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-up1·4 hours 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-up3·13 hours agoBut what if I really like Linux
minus-squareanachrohack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoYou wanna really be a contrarian? Use Windows. Everyone in tech is already on a MacBook or Linux
minus-squaregarbagebagel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·13 hours agoThen you’re not being anti-“popular thing” you’re being pro-linux
minus-squarelol_idk@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·13 hours 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
You wanna really be a contrarian? Use Windows. Everyone in tech is already on a MacBook or 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