all popular things are bad

DRAMA MAMA

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Fiction, News, Drama, Entertainment News, Comedy

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🗓️ 10 May 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Just because something is popular doesn't mean it's good! But also, enjoying popular things isn't so wrong either!! This week Ben talks about the magic of consuming content outside of the mainstream and how TikTok has democratized what becomes popular. Ben theorizes a happy marriage between appreciating both popular and more niche content and urges you to keep your mind open to different types of content. Grab your Liquid I.V. in bulk nationwide at Costco or you can get 20% off when you go to https://LIQUIDIV.COM and use code DRAMA at checkout. Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/DramaMamaYouTube Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/DramaMamaBENOFTHEWEEK If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/DramaMamaBENOFTHEWEEK Follow Ben on YouTube Follow Ben on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, mamas.
0:06.6	Almost everyone in their life has encountered the type of person who hates popular things.
0:13.3	Okay, the type of person who only listens to artists on Spotify that have 200 monthly
0:19.0	listeners.
0:20.0	They don't have TikTok installed on their phones or frankly, any real social media, maybe
0:25.2	like a substack account.
0:28.1	They have never seen a Marvel movie before.
0:30.1	They only watch like a 1920s German war movie that is in black and white and has no audio
0:38.0	at all.
0:40.5	These people at face value can be kind of annoying sometimes.
0:44.7	They are very opposed to things that are generally popular to everyone.
0:50.8	You know, very crowd pleas or activities and movies and media.
0:56.4	It almost begs the question, why?
0:58.2	And is there merit to this?
1:01.1	The act of just hating things that are popular strictly because they are popular.
1:07.1	Obviously, not everyone that listens to indie music, not everyone that doesn't have
1:10.8	TikTok is like this, is like some big hater of things that are popular.
1:15.5	But I want to dive into the things that they might be on to something about because I'm
1:23.0	not saying all popular things suck.
1:26.0	But we are kind of getting to a point where popular things are becoming increasingly
1:31.2	bad.
1:32.2	And we'll get into all this right after this quick break.
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