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Drake, yes pleeeease!
Snobbery, that’s what I think! Unless being off the beaten track is truly what you enjoy. | |||
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"I dunno, I hear what you’re saying, but there’s a difference between saying “I’ve never watched Love Island” and “I’ve never watched Love Island, it’s shite” .. trouble with the written word is that you can’t hear the inflection of voice or see the body language etc. By the way, I’ve never watched Love Island. It’s shite. " It’s shite but I love it  | |||
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"I feel like a lot of people who aren't into current, mainstream stuff often announce this with such an air of superiority (also often without being asked). This, or they say that they've never heard of something well-known in a way where they attempt to denounce it, as if they're above it. Why is this? Why do some people think they are better than the many they don't share the same tastes with? Can they not just let people live their happy little lives watching Game of Thrones and listening to Drake? Hmm? #NotAllPeople " I suppose in the same way you've got annoyed with a person for denouncing something you like, I'm not into mainstream pursuits but I'm extremely happy in my skin, some just like to announce it some don't  | |||
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"I was into this thread a long time before it was cool." This threads already too mainstream for me. | |||
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"I can honestly say I'd never heard of Drake until someone mentioned him on here a while back so if someone started a conversation about him I would have to say I knew nothing about him. I can quite happily say also that I've never seen a single episode of the Simpsons, Strictly, I'm a celeb, BGT, X-factor or any similar shows. I don't announce it until someone starts mocking people who don't watch those programmes. It's like discussions over the joys of alcohol when some are dismissive of those of us who are teetotal. I've been told I'm not a real man because I don't drink so obviously I'm proud of the fact I don't need that crutch and I'll defend my choices. " I can get behind watching something and then deciding that you don’t want to see any more of it. But if you have, literally, never watched any of those programmes how can you know how you feel about them. More specifically, because most of the list are reality TV and that’s a genre that is easy to dislike, how did you decide never to watch an episode of The Simpsons? | |||
"I can honestly say I'd never heard of Drake until someone mentioned him on here a while back so if someone started a conversation about him I would have to say I knew nothing about him. I can quite happily say also that I've never seen a single episode of the Simpsons, Strictly, I'm a celeb, BGT, X-factor or any similar shows. I don't announce it until someone starts mocking people who don't watch those programmes. It's like discussions over the joys of alcohol when some are dismissive of those of us who are teetotal. I've been told I'm not a real man because I don't drink so obviously I'm proud of the fact I don't need that crutch and I'll defend my choices. I can get behind watching something and then deciding that you don’t want to see any more of it. But if you have, literally, never watched any of those programmes how can you know how you feel about them. More specifically, because most of the list are reality TV and that’s a genre that is easy to dislike, how did you decide never to watch an episode of The Simpsons? " I've never been invested in animation of any type so it's not a genre I would even think about watching. I've never watched any of the other programmes because I don't buy into the whole celeb culture and the whole idea of something like BGT and x factor just reminds me of all those crappy talent shows in the local youth club with a little more glitch and glamour so once again not something I'm interested in. | |||
"I don’t even see GOT as mainstream
Drake, yes pleeeease!
Snobbery, that’s what I think! Unless being off the beaten track is truly what you enjoy. "Totally mainstream, And I was indeed one of the refuseniks because I'd read the books and thought it would be crap, so I didn't actually watch it until a month or so ago when I did all 8 series in a few weeks. I guess, everything either thinks they are, or that they was to be, special - or at least different - to everyone else. And so for some, it's a way to demonstrate that difference - oh yeah you like GoT? Well, I prefer (insert random similar thing that's more niche here)... So yeah, I've been guilty of not liking something because it's popular, in music film tv books and indeed people on Fab, we probably all have, but I wouldn't;t like to call it a defining feature of my personality, as there's many more examples of where I have gone with the herd, and by definition, you won't really notice that... | |||
"I can honestly say I'd never heard of Drake until someone mentioned him on here a while back so if someone started a conversation about him I would have to say I knew nothing about him. I can quite happily say also that I've never seen a single episode of the Simpsons, Strictly, I'm a celeb, BGT, X-factor or any similar shows. I don't announce it until someone starts mocking people who don't watch those programmes. It's like discussions over the joys of alcohol when some are dismissive of those of us who are teetotal. I've been told I'm not a real man because I don't drink so obviously I'm proud of the fact I don't need that crutch and I'll defend my choices. I can get behind watching something and then deciding that you don’t want to see any more of it. But if you have, literally, never watched any of those programmes how can you know how you feel about them. More specifically, because most of the list are reality TV and that’s a genre that is easy to dislike, how did you decide never to watch an episode of The Simpsons? " I haven't watched many of them..... Most seem to be hosted by ant and Dec or paddy mcguiness So I don't need to watch any of them to know its highly unlikely I will like them. | |||
"I don’t even see GOT as mainstream
Drake, yes pleeeease!
Snobbery, that’s what I think! Unless being off the beaten track is truly what you enjoy.
Totally mainstream, And I was indeed one of the refuseniks because I'd read the books and thought it would be crap, so I didn't actually watch it until a month or so ago when I did all 8 series in a few weeks.
I guess, everything either thinks they are, or that they was to be, special - or at least different - to everyone else. And so for some, it's a way to demonstrate that difference - oh yeah you like GoT? Well, I prefer (insert random similar thing that's more niche here)...
So yeah, I've been guilty of not liking something because it's popular, in music film tv books and indeed people on Fab, we probably all have, but I wouldn't;t like to call it a defining feature of my personality, as there's many more examples of where I have gone with the herd, and by definition, you won't really notice that..."Is it a bit like saying you insist on wearing a Condom or don't like anal on here? | |||
"I can honestly say I'd never heard of Drake until someone mentioned him on here a while back so if someone started a conversation about him I would have to say I knew nothing about him. I can quite happily say also that I've never seen a single episode of the Simpsons, Strictly, I'm a celeb, BGT, X-factor or any similar shows. I don't announce it until someone starts mocking people who don't watch those programmes. It's like discussions over the joys of alcohol when some are dismissive of those of us who are teetotal. I've been told I'm not a real man because I don't drink so obviously I'm proud of the fact I don't need that crutch and I'll defend my choices. I can get behind watching something and then deciding that you don’t want to see any more of it. But if you have, literally, never watched any of those programmes how can you know how you feel about them. More specifically, because most of the list are reality TV and that’s a genre that is easy to dislike, how did you decide never to watch an episode of The Simpsons? " I think as well, sometimes, you just have to trust that people know what they enjoy and what they don't enjoy so much? | |||
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"I don’t even see GOT as mainstream
Drake, yes pleeeease!
Snobbery, that’s what I think! Unless being off the beaten track is truly what you enjoy.
Totally mainstream, And I was indeed one of the refuseniks because I'd read the books and thought it would be crap, so I didn't actually watch it until a month or so ago when I did all 8 series in a few weeks.
I guess, everything either thinks they are, or that they was to be, special - or at least different - to everyone else. And so for some, it's a way to demonstrate that difference - oh yeah you like GoT? Well, I prefer (insert random similar thing that's more niche here)...
So yeah, I've been guilty of not liking something because it's popular, in music film tv books and indeed people on Fab, we probably all have, but I wouldn't;t like to call it a defining feature of my personality, as there's many more examples of where I have gone with the herd, and by definition, you won't really notice that..."It's not really about not liking mainstream stuff. It's about being snobby to those who do. I see it A LOT on these forums. Someone will start a thread about something and inevitably you will get one or two people going "why on earth would anyone watch/listen to that?". Or "never heard of it" when it's clearly something people are passionate about or really like (I don't see how that's in any way constructive. Why not just ask what something is instead?). Bonus points if it's someone older lecturing someone younger about how much better something was in their day, and they wouldn't know real XYZ if it hit them in the face. #NotAllOlderPeople | |||
I work with people 30 years younger than myself so I do spend a lot of time going “who’s that” “what’s that” or “ never heard of them” | |||
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"I don’t even see GOT as mainstream
Drake, yes pleeeease!
Snobbery, that’s what I think! Unless being off the beaten track is truly what you enjoy.
Totally mainstream, And I was indeed one of the refuseniks because I'd read the books and thought it would be crap, so I didn't actually watch it until a month or so ago when I did all 8 series in a few weeks.
I guess, everything either thinks they are, or that they was to be, special - or at least different - to everyone else. And so for some, it's a way to demonstrate that difference - oh yeah you like GoT? Well, I prefer (insert random similar thing that's more niche here)...
So yeah, I've been guilty of not liking something because it's popular, in music film tv books and indeed people on Fab, we probably all have, but I wouldn't;t like to call it a defining feature of my personality, as there's many more examples of where I have gone with the herd, and by definition, you won't really notice that...
It's not really about not liking mainstream stuff.
It's about being snobby to those who do.
I see it A LOT on these forums. Someone will start a thread about something and inevitably you will get one or two people going "why on earth would anyone watch/listen to that?". Or "never heard of it" when it's clearly something people are passionate about or really like (I don't see how that's in any way constructive. Why not just ask what something is instead?).
Bonus points if it's someone older lecturing someone younger about how much better something was in their day, and they wouldn't know real XYZ if it hit them in the face.
#NotAllOlderPeople"There may or may not be snobs on here. Whatever that actually is. At a time where there is non stop pressure to not use labels and allow everyone to choose be there own thing Im not seeing why it is that some people are labeled a snob for having the temerity to disagree with someone or dislike something. | |||
"I don’t even see GOT as mainstream
Drake, yes pleeeease!
Snobbery, that’s what I think! Unless being off the beaten track is truly what you enjoy.
Totally mainstream, And I was indeed one of the refuseniks because I'd read the books and thought it would be crap, so I didn't actually watch it until a month or so ago when I did all 8 series in a few weeks.
I guess, everything either thinks they are, or that they was to be, special - or at least different - to everyone else. And so for some, it's a way to demonstrate that difference - oh yeah you like GoT? Well, I prefer (insert random similar thing that's more niche here)...
So yeah, I've been guilty of not liking something because it's popular, in music film tv books and indeed people on Fab, we probably all have, but I wouldn't;t like to call it a defining feature of my personality, as there's many more examples of where I have gone with the herd, and by definition, you won't really notice that...
It's not really about not liking mainstream stuff.
It's about being snobby to those who do.
I see it A LOT on these forums. Someone will start a thread about something and inevitably you will get one or two people going "why on earth would anyone watch/listen to that?". Or "never heard of it" when it's clearly something people are passionate about or really like (I don't see how that's in any way constructive. Why not just ask what something is instead?).
Bonus points if it's someone older lecturing someone younger about how much better something was in their day, and they wouldn't know real XYZ if it hit them in the face.
#NotAllOlderPeople"Got you. I've seen it, I've even done that too (inadvertently). A lot of the time when this sort of thing happens I like to think of us all being say at a Christmas do with the office, you're there with a bunch of people you have a vague link to, but you won't like to get on with them all, but you're all in the same room and someone will always be contrary about something. It doesn't always mean that they are killjoys, but sometimes they just want to pipe in with something and they've got nothing better. Often it's innocent enough. There was a thread the other day here about saving money by purchasing out of date beer. I replied with "Or don't buy beer", which was a super lazy comment that if I wasn't;t multitasking with some other stuff I would have tried to make funnier in some way (in a let them eat cake way), but I didn't, and by the time I thought to myself that's a shit answer it was too late to delete and I'd already had a well deserved ding for it being shit. But yeah, some do take pleasure from being miserable pillocks, and just disagreeing with a given position without offering a more positive alternative. The mobile phone threads are good for this, full of people telling others their phone is shit - why!?!? | |||
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"I think it's very mainstream, in a way, to flex about how not mainstream you are. "I'm an individual and I know better than you" sort of thing. But like from Life of Brian. "You're all individuals!" "Yes, we're all individuals!" " I think that's pretty much it. Also, people feel a sense of pride in being one of the first to like something so if they come into it late, it's easier to denounce it than to be seen as "jumping on the bandwagon" | |||
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"Fab forums and 30+ twitter is full of people shitting on young people for being into or up to date with current popular culture. Secretly I think they just hate young people
#YesAllPeople"Tell 'em Steve
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"Fab forums and 30+ twitter is full of people shitting on young people for being into or up to date with current popular culture. Secretly I think they just hate young people
#YesAllPeople"That's because they used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what they're with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to them. It'll happen to you! | |||
"Fab forums and 30+ twitter is full of people shitting on young people for being into or up to date with current popular culture. Secretly I think they just hate young people
#YesAllPeople"Lol. Apart from teasing, I sort of see it as a circle of life kind of thing. Most people lose interest as they enter a different phase of life. And then go "what the fuck is that? Fuck. When did I get old? Fuck" | |||
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"Fab forums and 30+ twitter is full of people shitting on young people for being into or up to date with current popular culture. Secretly I think they just hate young people
#YesAllPeople
Lol.
Apart from teasing, I sort of see it as a circle of life kind of thing. Most people lose interest as they enter a different phase of life. And then go "what the fuck is that? Fuck. When did I get old? Fuck""On here it’s not always a ‘when did I get old?’ thing. It’s said with a certain tone. A ‘kids these days  ’/ ‘things were better in my day’ tone | |||
"What is all this hashtag shit? I want meaningful conversations over coffee with cunnilingus" #madtingshowmeyourbreasts | |||
"Fab forums and 30+ twitter is full of people shitting on young people for being into or up to date with current popular culture. Secretly I think they just hate young people
#YesAllPeople
Lol.
Apart from teasing, I sort of see it as a circle of life kind of thing. Most people lose interest as they enter a different phase of life. And then go "what the fuck is that? Fuck. When did I get old? Fuck"
On here it’s not always a ‘when did I get old?’ thing. It’s said with a certain tone. A ‘kids these days ’/ ‘things were better in my day’ tone"Yeah, I get that. If my comments ever seriously land with that tone, I apologise. It's not my intention. | |||
"Fab forums and 30+ twitter is full of people shitting on young people for being into or up to date with current popular culture. Secretly I think they just hate young people
#YesAllPeople
Lol.
Apart from teasing, I sort of see it as a circle of life kind of thing. Most people lose interest as they enter a different phase of life. And then go "what the fuck is that? Fuck. When did I get old? Fuck"
On here it’s not always a ‘when did I get old?’ thing. It’s said with a certain tone. A ‘kids these days ’/ ‘things were better in my day’ tone
Yeah, I get that. If my comments ever seriously land with that tone, I apologise. It's not my intention."Get off my lawn, Swing | |||
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"Fab forums and 30+ twitter is full of people shitting on young people for being into or up to date with current popular culture. Secretly I think they just hate young people
#YesAllPeople
Lol.
Apart from teasing, I sort of see it as a circle of life kind of thing. Most people lose interest as they enter a different phase of life. And then go "what the fuck is that? Fuck. When did I get old? Fuck"
On here it’s not always a ‘when did I get old?’ thing. It’s said with a certain tone. A ‘kids these days ’/ ‘things were better in my day’ tone
Yeah, I get that. If my comments ever seriously land with that tone, I apologise. It's not my intention.
Get off my lawn, Swing " | |||
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"Aren't we in danger of telling people they don't actually dislike something because in their opinion its crap but telling them that we really know better than them, and the reason they say they dislike something is because they are trying to create an image.? Don't you think that's a teensy bit arrogant.? " I don't see any arrogance in noting that a phenomenon exists. | |||
" I watch and listen to what I like a lot of it is older stuff especially the music. I really couldn't give a damn what anyone else watches or listens to. I find those who give out about what others watch to have the same level of ignorance and superiority complex as those who lecture about those who are not into the things they are into . " Agreed | |||
"Aren't we in danger of telling people they don't actually dislike something because in their opinion its crap but telling them that we really know better than them, and the reason they say they dislike something is because they are trying to create an image.? Don't you think that's a teensy bit arrogant.? " What I think is that you've completely missed the point. | |||
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"Aren't we in danger of telling people they don't actually dislike something because in their opinion its crap but telling them that we really know better than them, and the reason they say they dislike something is because they are trying to create an image.? Don't you think that's a teensy bit arrogant.? " Yes | |||
"Aren't we in danger of telling people they don't actually dislike something because in their opinion its crap but telling them that we really know better than them, and the reason they say they dislike something is because they are trying to create an image.? Don't you think that's a teensy bit arrogant.? What I think is that you've completely missed the point. " Classic fab | |||
- more the kind who got shunned at school ffs).
I own my shit. Lol | |||
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"I don't do a lot of this stuff because I'm oldish and happily stuck in my rut. Because I'm odd (not an individual, not a renegade, I'm not saying I'm special and important - more the kind who got shunned at school ffs).
I own my shit. Lol"• You went to school??  | |||
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"I don't know OP. It's like people who piss all over my parade of cinnamony parade of Pumpkin Spice Lattes. #youknowwhoyouare" All I'm saying is, people like the idea of it more than the drink itself. So sue me | |||
"Aren't we in danger of telling people they don't actually dislike something because in their opinion its crap but telling them that we really know better than them, and the reason they say they dislike something is because they are trying to create an image.? Don't you think that's a teensy bit arrogant.? What I think is that you've completely missed the point. " what was the point I missed? | |||
"I don't do a lot of this stuff because I'm oldish and happily stuck in my rut. Because I'm odd (not an individual, not a renegade, I'm not saying I'm special and important - more the kind who got shunned at school ffs).
I own my shit. Lol
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You went to school?? "Rude | |||
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"What is mainstream really? For my age group it's probably watching Eastenders of an evening, reading the latest biography on Richard and Judys book review and making some shit from Keith Floyd cook book (because he's retro chic). I dont watch terestrial TV, because Netflix, Prime and Disney are awesome, I read fantasy and graphic novels and and I only cook sweet things, because I bloody well can. If the mouth breathers don't like it, they can suck my duck! "Sucking duck is definitely not mainstream  | |||
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"Aren't we in danger of telling people they don't actually dislike something because in their opinion its crap but telling them that we really know better than them, and the reason they say they dislike something is because they are trying to create an image.? Don't you think that's a teensy bit arrogant.? What I think is that you've completely missed the point. what was the point I missed? " Wasn’t it that there’s not always a need to announce that you don’t like or know something (esp when you’ve no interest in finding out or learning about it) with a sense of superiority? Also people can dislike things that are mainstream or popular but not liking them whether or not done for image, does not make you cool. This isn’t to say these things apply to you but I think they were an observation of the OP. And I could be wrong here too but that’s howo read it. | |||
"So who is Drake? X" Don’t worry about it sweetheart. This that spla | |||
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"Aren't we in danger of telling people they don't actually dislike something because in their opinion its crap but telling them that we really know better than them, and the reason they say they dislike something is because they are trying to create an image.? Don't you think that's a teensy bit arrogant.? What I think is that you've completely missed the point. what was the point I missed? " No one's trying to tell anyone the reason why they don't like something. Everyone has different tastes; I don't give a shit what people like or not. It's when I see SOME people try to make others feel beneath them for having certain tastes, without provocation. It happens a lot on the forums, and I now know I'm not the only one who sees it. | |||
"So who is Drake? X" A Male Duck | |||
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"So who is Drake? X" Sir Francis Drake, he sunk the Spanish Armada in 1588. | |||
"So who is Drake? X Sir Francis Drake, he sunk the Spanish Armada in 1588. " | |||
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"So who is Drake? X Sir Francis Drake, he sunk the Spanish Armada in 1588.
"• That's inaccurate, Leo. The Armada was destroyed and scuttled by all the hot air that was blowing left, right and centre. Plenty of hot air in the forums. By the way, who remembers "Groove Armada"? | |||
"So who is Drake? X Sir Francis Drake, he sunk the Spanish Armada in 1588.
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That's inaccurate, Leo. The Armada was destroyed and scuttled by all the hot air that was blowing left, right and centre.
Plenty of hot air in the forums.
By the way, who remembers "Groove Armada"? "That's a load of bowls, Nero | |||
"So who is Drake? X Sir Francis Drake, he sunk the Spanish Armada in 1588. "Didn't he fiddle while Rome burned? Or am I getting confused with someone else?! | |||
"So who is Drake? X Sir Francis Drake, he sunk the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Didn't he fiddle while Rome burned? Or am I getting confused with someone else?! " | |||
"So who is Drake? X Sir Francis Drake, he sunk the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Didn't he fiddle while Rome burned? Or am I getting confused with someone else?!
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"So who is Drake? X Sir Francis Drake, he sunk the Spanish Armada in 1588.
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That's inaccurate, Leo. The Armada was destroyed and scuttled by all the hot air that was blowing left, right and centre.
Plenty of hot air in the forums.
By the way, who remembers "Groove Armada"? "Superstylin | |||
"Aren't we in danger of telling people they don't actually dislike something because in their opinion its crap but telling them that we really know better than them, and the reason they say they dislike something is because they are trying to create an image.? Don't you think that's a teensy bit arrogant.? What I think is that you've completely missed the point. what was the point I missed? No one's trying to tell anyone the reason why they don't like something. Everyone has different tastes; I don't give a shit what people like or not. It's when I see SOME people try to make others feel beneath them for having certain tastes, without provocation. It happens a lot on the forums, and I now know I'm not the only one who sees it. " Sure folks poking fun at others for any reason tbh. There's too much of it. Keyboard warriors I guess. | |||
