Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 13 days agoWhat are some things people think are cool but really arent?message-squaremessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down13
arrow-up159arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some things people think are cool but really arent?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 13 days agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down2·13 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-up4·12 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-up3·12 days agoBut what if I really like Linux
minus-squaregarbagebagel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days agoThen you’re not being anti-“popular thing” you’re being pro-linux
minus-squareanachrohack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoYou wanna really be a contrarian? Use Windows. Everyone in tech is already on a MacBook or Linux
minus-squarelol_idk@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·12 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