Instinctively I avoid, no, I actively dislike, the things that are very popular and trendy, you know, that “hot” thing that, if you’re into it, will make you cool. I adhere to this life strategy because going where the in-crowd goes, liking what the easily-influenced majority likes would make me a sheep. I dislike something, mostly, because you like it. I know this habit is petty and negative and juvenile and contrary and immature and polarizing … and … super fun and empowering. For most of my life, zigging when the sheep zag has just been a personality flaw, but today, in 2019 it is producing tangible, life-saving benefits.
The Modern Cult
