IDK... a couple of counterphobic 6's I know are very against popular mainstream stuffs. My sister is one of those types. On top of that, she criticizes others and believes that most people do things as an effect of popular culture. Such as, people are purposefully being rebellious, or I became a vegetarian because it was the hot new hippy trend. It makes me think she is often influenced and counter the influence of the general public.
The girl I mentioned in my first post was similar and she was always purposefully rebellious. I found it obnoxious.
I'm certain 4's probably do something similar, since we have that whole elitism thing. But there's a big part of us that strives for authenticity, too. For me, that means giving in to my guilty pleasures even if I don't always find them to be cool.
I think some Sexual 3w4s, as well as some 3w4-fixers, are among the most pretentious.
For every popular action, there is an equal and opposite hipster reaction.
Some have said that they feel sad when something they like blows up and becomes popular. I LOVE when this happens. When I like something, I want good things for it and I want it to be successful. I also want more people to be able to enjoy it.
I think both of these attitudes also have an origin in the belief that something popular is compromised and something unpopular is pure. I cannot emphasize how much utter bullshit is contained in that thought process.
Some have said that they feel sad when something they like blows up and becomes popular. I LOVE when this happens. When I like something, I want good things for it and I want it to be successful. I also want more people to be able to enjoy it.
I have recently started going to the movies. And now I see all the movies, good and bad.
Movies are of course popular culture and I now find I share this culture with just about anyone.
Who would have guessed? I am Mole on a site devoted to pop psychology and I follow pop culture in the movies and I talk about pop culture with almost everyone I meet.
I have moved from being a literate elitist to an electric popularist. And it's all your fault.
I always tell hipsters mainstream was invented to create markets for countercultures.
I always tell hipsters mainstream was invented to create markets for countercultures.