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I cannot describe the visceral level of aversion I have to mainstream shit. It doesn't matter if the show is the best thing on earth, if the general public knows about it (And I don't mean the internet I mean the general public) then I refuse to watch or partake in it. I have no idea why and it genuinely kills me to be like this and I have no idea why.

It prevents me from joining most fandoms nowadays unless the fandom is super niche. Things like Hotel Hazbin, Star Wars, The Office, K-pop (in general), Kpop Demon Hunters, most popular anime... WHY. WHY AM I LIKE THIS?? Is anyone else like this? Even people just mentioning "Oh yeah I love One Piece, you should watch it sometimes" makes me go "Oh fuck nah I'm good" as if the damn show was a personal insult. I feel like a stuck-up prick when I do this but I genuinely can't control it, why????

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[โ€“] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Are Hazbin Hotel and K-Pop Demon Hunters "mainstream"? I'm vaguely aware of them but I feel like I've only heard about them in nerd-adjacent spaces. Maybe I'm too out of touch to know what counts as mainstream.

All of the people I know who still like Star Wars are fanfiction writers who are obsessed with the prequel era, do normal people still actually watch the new content?

[โ€“] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

At least kpop demon hunters is everywhere, go to a grocery store and you'll see big displays of products themed around kpop demon hunters. The song Golden gets played a lot.

Netflix has a strong marketing push.

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