Things you would own or be into if it wasn't so popular

[robinkom]

same with Star Wars movies...

I hope you're only talking about the new trilogy, but I avoid those because they're 8 hours of CG and zero character development. The only way to watch the original trilogy (4, 5, & 6) is un-enhanced on VHS or Laserdisc. Lucas spewed enough CG bile all over these really good flicks, the DVD RE-Remasters are a frigging joke.

As for the "new" trilogy, they're almost like a fan-script of what Episodes I-III would have been, they're so awful. I would rather sit through a marathon of movies all made by Uwe Boll. As far as I'm concerned, they're non-canon. And with the slim chance that there might actually be Episodes VII, VIII, and IX, I'm sooner hoping George Lucas kicks the bucket from a massive coronary and the company assets are liquidated off. At the very least, he'd have a funeral precession more epic than all of Harden Christensens' angsty emo expressions combined, a frozen carbonite casket carried by a bunch of Jawas to Jabba the Hutt's private barge.

 

[sky14kemea]

i probably would have a facebook account if there wasnt so many teenagers constantly talking about how great it is ¬_¬
same with a TV show called Heroes, i love super powers and stuff like that, but since its so "big" and my friends always talk about it, i just have a natural grudge against it

 

[Nivag the Owl]

The bands DragonForce and Turisas. Dragonforce got way too popular and started being associated with the emo crowd which made me a little ill (sorry, I can't help it, I know it's narrowminded). I could tell Turisas were going to do the same sort of thing what with more and more scene kids appearing at live shows. I did laugh my socks off when I found out Turisas were touring with Dragonforce though.

As for games, I generally just get the idea that the more popular a game becomes, the more likely it is for the next installment to be made for a wider market which usually just means dumbing it down and fucking it up.

 

[thiosk]

I want to say obama, but i'm a paul tard for life.

 

[ygetoff]

I love my iPod like a child, mostly because before I got it, I had to haul around cds and a walkman in order to listen to music I like. And that sucked.
The problem inherit in counter-culturism (did I just make that up? eveyone start using it NOW!!) is that in belonging to that "movement" you are either giving up
a) new technology
b) convenience, or
c) all of the above
in order to be unique or whatever the motivation is.
(Not that being unique is a bad thing.)

I do take pride in being unique but I do so in ways that contribute practically to my life, not hinder it. I also once heard the phrase "Just because you are unique, doesn't mean you're useful." Personally, I feel that I am immune to that phrase because part of my uniqueness brings humor and happiness to my friends.

About your Walkman remark, I had to chuckle a little as I used to haul a Walkman around and a pocket full of cassette tapes, this being when the Walkman name was only synonymous with audio tapes. Hehehe. But perhaps I shouldn't say "used to." I do still have a handful of perfectly working cassette Walkman's and tapes that I take to places sometimes. But that's personal preference, not avoiding a popular trend. I'm still out and about with my music, aren't I?

I had a cd walkman, and those huge sterio headphones that you need an adaptor for to plug into a regular headphone jack. Now I have a tiny little cube of metal that can store about 100 pounds of cd music, using some advanced technology (or possibly witchcraft). but I kept my massive headphones. I love my massive headphones. Looking like an idiot is the price to pay for high-quality sound.

 

[Adfest]

Big Macs... Oh wait, I don't like them because they taste like... well.. not a hamburger, that's for sure.

I generally don't avoid things simply because they are popular, though I have noticed that once some things gain in popularity, they change for the worse. That's when I avoid them.

 

[robinkom]

The bands DragonForce and Turisas. Dragonforce got way too popular and started being associated with the emo crowd which made me a little ill (sorry, I can't help it, I know it's narrowminded). I could tell Turisas were going to do the same sort of thing what with more and more scene kids appearing at live shows. I did laugh my socks off when I found out Turisas were touring with Dragonforce though.

As for games, I generally just get the idea that the more popular a game becomes, the more likely it is for the next installment to be made for a wider market which usually just means dumbing it down and fucking it up.

The whole notion of a Power Metal band being this popular is what gets me, like these uppity teenagers discovered something new. As a band, they're alright, but just because you can play fast, doesn't mean you play well. It's bad when I have to use Dragonforce as a reference to young people when I mention older, better bands in the genre like Helloween, Gamma Ray, and Yngwie Malmsteen.

Even Malmsteen is getting some mainstream notice now since he let them put some of his new songs on Rock Band. There's another popular thing that I actually don't necessarily hate. Sure, it makes me feel old when I have to explain to someone that the Danzig song "Mother" was written before they were born, but if that appreciate and respect for the time it was made, then that's fine. It may also be a gateway activity for a young person who might pick up a guitar and discover a deeper love for music.

 

[ygetoff]

hmm, i might actually give Twilight a read, but i've sworn off it.. same with Star Wars movies... and Halo.

Wait, you've never seen A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, or Return of the Jedi? Cultural touchstone, man, you don't have to have anything to do with the new ones but those are mandatory. As to ignoring Halo, it's a solid series with good balance and endlessly entertaining physics that were ahead of the mainstream in their time.

Me, I'm not getting into headhunting. Because, you know, once they started selling the spears and skinning knives in Cabela's and the loincloths at Hot Topic, there was no way I would want myself confused with all the posers.

Just headhunt old-school. No weapons, just you and your bloodlust.
(Carry rubber gloves for the messy bits)

 

[robinkom]

I love my iPod like a child, mostly because before I got it, I had to haul around cds and a walkman in order to listen to music I like. And that sucked.
The problem inherit in counter-culturism (did I just make that up? eveyone start using it NOW!!) is that in belonging to that "movement" you are either giving up
a) new technology
b) convenience, or
c) all of the above
in order to be unique or whatever the motivation is.
(Not that being unique is a bad thing.)

I do take pride in being unique but I do so in ways that contribute practically to my life, not hinder it. I also once heard the phrase "Just because you are unique, doesn't mean you're useful." Personally, I feel that I am immune to that phrase because part of my uniqueness brings humor and happiness to my friends.

About your Walkman remark, I had to chuckle a little as I used to haul a Walkman around and a pocket full of cassette tapes, this being when the Walkman name was only synonymous with audio tapes. Hehehe. But perhaps I shouldn't say "used to." I do still have a handful of perfectly working cassette Walkman's and tapes that I take to places sometimes. But that's personal preference, not avoiding a popular trend. I'm still out and about with my music, aren't I?

I had a cd walkman, and those huge sterio headphones that you need an adaptor for to plug into a regular headphone jack. Now I have a tiny little cube of metal that can store about 100 pounds of cd music, using some advanced technology (or possibly witchcraft). but I kept my massive headphones. I love my massive headphones. Looking like an idiot is the price to pay for high-quality sound.

Hahaha, yeah I have huge stereo headphones as well. Not just for my Walkman though, for whatever has the jack for it (which includes PC, Record Player, and SEGA Genesis.)

To be honest, I did have an iPod at once time. It was the first model of the Shuffle and was free. I did perhaps get used to it for a while, however, it did finally end up melting from the inside out which didn't bum me out that much because again it was free. I didn't have the sort of emotional, "can't live without it" sort of attachment to it as I would, say my vinyl LP of Quiet Riot's Metal Health.

 

[ygetoff]

I love my iPod like a child, mostly because before I got it, I had to haul around cds and a walkman in order to listen to music I like. And that sucked.
The problem inherit in counter-culturism (did I just make that up? eveyone start using it NOW!!) is that in belonging to that "movement" you are either giving up
a) new technology
b) convenience, or
c) all of the above
in order to be unique or whatever the motivation is.
(Not that being unique is a bad thing.)

I do take pride in being unique but I do so in ways that contribute practically to my life, not hinder it. I also once heard the phrase "Just because you are unique, doesn't mean you're useful." Personally, I feel that I am immune to that phrase because part of my uniqueness brings humor and happiness to my friends.

About your Walkman remark, I had to chuckle a little as I used to haul a Walkman around and a pocket full of cassette tapes, this being when the Walkman name was only synonymous with audio tapes. Hehehe. But perhaps I shouldn't say "used to." I do still have a handful of perfectly working cassette Walkman's and tapes that I take to places sometimes. But that's personal preference, not avoiding a popular trend. I'm still out and about with my music, aren't I?

I had a cd walkman, and those huge sterio headphones that you need an adaptor for to plug into a regular headphone jack. Now I have a tiny little cube of metal that can store about 100 pounds of cd music, using some advanced technology (or possibly witchcraft). but I kept my massive headphones. I love my massive headphones. Looking like an idiot is the price to pay for high-quality sound.

Hahaha, yeah I have huge stereo headphones as well. Not just for my Walkman though, for whatever has the jack for it (which includes PC, Record Player, and SEGA Genesis.)

To be honest, I did have an iPod at once time. It was the first model of the Shuffle and was free. I did perhaps get used to it for a while, however, it did finally end up melting from the inside out which didn't bum me out that much because again it was free. I didn't have the sort of emotional, "can't live without it" sort of attachment to it as I would, say my vinyl LP of Quiet Riot's Metal Health.

I've noticed that if something's free, most people don't develop an attachment to it. There are exceptions, or course.
I suppose a vintage vinyl is something to get attached to, but in my case, the vinyl I would want is either too expensive (vinyl of Dark Side of the Moon? yeah, right, like I can afford that) or is really hard to find ("Do you know if the Street Dogs have LPs out?" "The what?")

 

[Seydaman]

im told pumas are womens shoes...which i wear...and im not a women..and there not high heals...there shoes

 

[Danzaivar]

I've wanted a pair of Converse recently but after I saw i-robot I said I'd never buy a pair (I get advertising in films, but after the third person says 'nice shoes' to which he replies 'converse all star, vintage 2004' I was raging so hard). Truth be told the only reason I don't have any now is my current shoes are fine and as a student I can't in good conscience fork out the cash for some extras. (Osiris', love the fact they're comfy as hell and look like someones doodled on them)

A lot of my friends did this with music back at school, which bugged the crap out of me. They liked one band, then two months later when i've actually heard a song by and mention it I just got 'Man, they're so Mainstream[\i] now' 'sheep' blah blah. If you like something, you should be happy that it's popular because then they'll keep selling it or make more! It's totally counter productive.

 

[Nivag the Owl]

The bands DragonForce and Turisas. Dragonforce got way too popular and started being associated with the emo crowd which made me a little ill (sorry, I can't help it, I know it's narrowminded). I could tell Turisas were going to do the same sort of thing what with more and more scene kids appearing at live shows. I did laugh my socks off when I found out Turisas were touring with Dragonforce though.

As for games, I generally just get the idea that the more popular a game becomes, the more likely it is for the next installment to be made for a wider market which usually just means dumbing it down and fucking it up.

The whole notion of a Power Metal band being this popular is what gets me, like these uppity teenagers discovered something new. As a band, they're alright, but just because you can play fast, doesn't mean you play well. It's bad when I have to use Dragonforce as a reference to young people when I mention older, better bands in the genre like Helloween, Gamma Ray, and Yngwie Malmsteen.

Even Malmsteen is getting some mainstream notice now since he let them put some of his new songs on Rock Band. There's another popular thing that I actually don't necessarily hate. Sure, it makes me feel old when I have to explain to someone that the Danzig song "Mother" was written before they were born, but if that appreciate and respect for the time it was made, then that's fine. It may also be a gateway activity for a young person who might pick up a guitar and discover a deeper love for music.

Yeah. I was quite young at the time and although I wasn't new to power-metal, Dragonforce seemed to be bringing something new to it but now I'm happy the throw that thought out the window. Turisas's popularity got to me a hell of a lot more because I'm a die-hard folk-metal fan and I don't necessarily like being a part of a craze, it always seems so bloody fake. I can pretty much see the future of folk-metal in front of me and it saddens me a lot that it involves fringes.

 

[wewontdie11]

Billy Connolly. I recognise he is a very good comedian, I really like some of his stand-up stuff, but the fact that he is touted by so many people as "the greatest comedian evar", that haven't even heard of any other comedians apart from him, Peter Kay and Roy Chuuby Brown. That kind of puts me off him a little.

 

[WellyPWNS]

Call of duty 4 and World at war
sick of people saying its the best game ever (cod 4) i dont think some of these people have ever owned a console other than playstation or x box

 

[L33tsauce_Marty]

An Xbox 360...Gears of War...umm...GTA4...WoW...chat rooms...myspace...A life...

 

[Daveman]

sex

 

[PirateKing]

I'm not that shallow.
If something's popular odds are it's good. Except for Twilight.

 

[robinkom]

I love my iPod like a child, mostly because before I got it, I had to haul around cds and a walkman in order to listen to music I like. And that sucked.
The problem inherit in counter-culturism (did I just make that up? eveyone start using it NOW!!) is that in belonging to that "movement" you are either giving up
a) new technology
b) convenience, or
c) all of the above
in order to be unique or whatever the motivation is.
(Not that being unique is a bad thing.)

I do take pride in being unique but I do so in ways that contribute practically to my life, not hinder it. I also once heard the phrase "Just because you are unique, doesn't mean you're useful." Personally, I feel that I am immune to that phrase because part of my uniqueness brings humor and happiness to my friends.

About your Walkman remark, I had to chuckle a little as I used to haul a Walkman around and a pocket full of cassette tapes, this being when the Walkman name was only synonymous with audio tapes. Hehehe. But perhaps I shouldn't say "used to." I do still have a handful of perfectly working cassette Walkman's and tapes that I take to places sometimes. But that's personal preference, not avoiding a popular trend. I'm still out and about with my music, aren't I?

I had a cd walkman, and those huge sterio headphones that you need an adaptor for to plug into a regular headphone jack. Now I have a tiny little cube of metal that can store about 100 pounds of cd music, using some advanced technology (or possibly witchcraft). but I kept my massive headphones. I love my massive headphones. Looking like an idiot is the price to pay for high-quality sound.

Hahaha, yeah I have huge stereo headphones as well. Not just for my Walkman though, for whatever has the jack for it (which includes PC, Record Player, and SEGA Genesis.)

To be honest, I did have an iPod at once time. It was the first model of the Shuffle and was free. I did perhaps get used to it for a while, however, it did finally end up melting from the inside out which didn't bum me out that much because again it was free. I didn't have the sort of emotional, "can't live without it" sort of attachment to it as I would, say my vinyl LP of Quiet Riot's Metal Health.

I've noticed that if something's free, most people don't develop an attachment to it. There are exceptions, or course.
I suppose a vintage vinyl is something to get attached to, but in my case, the vinyl I would want is either too expensive (vinyl of Dark Side of the Moon? yeah, right, like I can afford that) or is really hard to find ("Do you know if the Street Dogs have LPs out?" "The what?")

I believe a brother of mine may have an LP of Dark Side of the Moon. No doubt somewhere in my attic where he left the rest of his stuff. I do have an LP of Pink Floyd's The Wall.

As for more recent groups like Street Dogs, sometimes regular music stores like FYE get some vinyl in very limited quantities and is most likely kept behind the counter out of sight. They also want an arm and a leg for them.

You could check around the internet too I suppose, just google it. For older stuff though, Flea Markets and yard sales are the best course of action. That's where I find a lot of mine nowadays. If they try to sell them $4.00 or more per record, they're ripping you off unless its something obscenely rare. Most people I buy from sell them to me a dollar a piece at good to "like new" condition.