Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhat are some things people think are cool but really arent?message-squaremessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down14
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some things people think are cool but really arent?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square121fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down2·1 day 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-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 hours agoBut what if I really like Linux
minus-squaregarbagebagel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·22 hours agoThen you’re not being anti-“popular thing” you’re being pro-linux
minus-squareanachrohack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 hours agoYou wanna really be a contrarian? Use Windows. Everyone in tech is already on a MacBook or Linux
minus-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 hours agoAs somebody who was anti for a loooong time, 100% this. It’s a bad mindset, and it affects your wellbeing.
minus-squarelol_idk@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·22 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.
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
As somebody who was anti for a loooong time, 100% this. It’s a bad mindset, and it affects your wellbeing.
Or you’re neurodivergent and you’re naturally anti anything that has the potential to be remotely popular