I know it’s dumb and I’m not trying to be the gatekeeper here, but I enjoy liking unpopular things. They make me feel comfortable, like I have a space for me in the world. When some of these things get popular it’s not that I start disliking them, but they lose their enchant to me. I won’t tell ppl “oh don’t listen to that” or stop showing them things, but sometimes I just want That Thing to be a me thing. I want to feel special some way.
I don’t think that’s being an asshole, that’s just being human. It’s hard for anyone when you feel like your individuality is being ripped away from you.
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