random_beef no reason because it's much better than specific beef. but anyway. it bugs me when people refuse to give something (a book, movie, product) a chance, with the only reasoning being that lots of other people like it. i have a friend who refuses to read a book series or try a computer product, because they've both been over-hyped. things are hyped for a reason — lots of people love them. and it's true, sometimes lots of people love things that are not so great, but it seems it should be more about who is making the recommendation and why, and what the product is and how good it is/how well it works, rather than an overall dismissal of something that's popular. i suppose this could be posted under "pretentious." i'm all for trying things not many people have hyped (and often do), but if i like them, i will hype them up and recommend people give them a chance. 140320 ... no reason i suppose it's similar to people deciding not to like bands anymore once they get popular. the only time i feel this is justified is if the ticket prices get much higher, if the band members develop egos, or if the music style changes to please crowds. if not, the music is still the music, and why should people be punished for having their art recognized? 140320 ... epitome of incomprehensibility Amen, sister. I get annoyed when people use one of two popularity-related fallacies: 1) It's not popular, therefore it's bad 2) It's too popular, therefore it's bad ...though it'd be funny if someone combined the two and said, "I'll only read/see/eat/listen to something if it has between 1,000 and 100,000 fans! No more, no less!" 140320 ... nr ha! and it would then be funny if said person was forced to, say, stop eating mid-sandwich, upon finding out a 100,001st person also liked the sandwich. 140320 what's it to you? who go blather from