‘What things are liked/disliked because people are so used to hearing they should like/dislike them?’ – 23 ways we blindly follow the herd

13.

‘I remember it being very cool to intensely hate Nickelback when I was in college.’
–pearsareforbidden

14.

‘Unlocked a memory here. Flatmate at uni for two years made hating the word ‘moist’ a big part of her personality. Without fail on every single night out she’d bring it up to at least someone, and often multiple times to whoever would listen. Odd times.’
–Throwaway4729w9

15.

‘So many people claim to have a fear of clowns that I’m convinced they can’t all be genuine.’
–mr_iwi

16.

‘People hate on things like Pumpkin Spice Lattes because they’re enjoyed by young women. When women like something, its instantly shat on for being ‘shallow’ or ‘basic’, especially if the women are younger. The flavours used in a PSL are used widely in baking etc where apparently its totally fine to be enjoyed, but put it in a coffee and suddenly its cringe.

If you dislike a PSL because you don’t like the taste, fine. But if you dislike it because it exists… you’re just following the trend of disregarding things enjoyed by women.’
–lovesorangesoda636

17.

‘Tiger bread isn’t nearly as good as it has been made out to be.’
–wybird

18.

‘U2. Sure, Bono is a bit cringe but Sunday Bloody Sunday and Where the streets have no name are great songs.’
–warpedandwoofed

19.

‘Guinness. I used to work in a pub 20 years ago, barely anyone ever touched stout except for the proper older ones who had a half or two. Nowadays it’s popularity has exploded and I think due to clever marketing like ‘Split the G’ and I swear a lot of people are drinking it just been seen drinking it when they don’t actually like it that much.’
–Element77

20.

‘David Attenborough. Everyone wants to go to an imaginary dinner party with him and everyone’s gonna be totally distraught when he dies and everyone likes to talk about that a lot.’
–Kind-Pomegranate8883

21.

‘Greggs. The food is, at best, worth what you pay for it.’
–Asleep-Software-4160

22.

‘I’m dyslexic and I like Comic Sans. It’s clear and easy to read.’
–OwlBeBack88

23.

‘The love for sourdough bread. Especially over Covid. Like I get you needed a hobby and you were stuck inside but you’ve just made worse bread.’
–essjay2009

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