The Eye of the Beholder

[andrewducker]

[Poll #1018961]

Comments

[robhu.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of clubbing.

[cx650.livejournal.com]

I was thinking specifically of certain TV programmes.

[laserboy.livejournal.com]

c) Not give a shit.

[autopope.livejournal.com]

You missed:

* I don't care one way or the other -- it might be technically brilliant (or not) but I'm simply not interested in that kind of thing

* Why are people such sheep, anyway?

[johnbobshaun.livejournal.com]

I clicked the first one, probably because I am really fed up of lolcats.

[octopoid-horror.livejournal.com]

A little of both

[blackmanxy.livejournal.com]

The first option if there's something about it I don't like or if it inspires fanboy behavior (and don't like it for other reasons). Sitcoms and most comedy movies are examples of the former. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is an example of the latter.

The second if it's something of a participatory nature. I wish I liked certain RPGs better because then I would get to play with my friends.

Sometimes it's a complex mix of both, like my hostility toward social activities like parties and clubbing stemming from my own frustration over the fact that I wish I could enjoy them.

Most of the time, however, it's neither. Most people like things that don't interest me that I don't care a whit about one way or the other.

popular with whom?

[mirukux.livejournal.com]

depends if it's big brother or gardening

[johanna-alice.livejournal.com]

Neither really. Eg: I find The Office staid and without humour, yet thousands of people liked it enough for it to become a hit TV show. I'm certain of my dislike and equally certain of its popularity, resulting in the phenomenon of, 'A difference in opinions', arising...

It'd be a boring world if we all liked the same things!

[soon_lee]

Option three: meh (Disinterest)

There's a lot of stuff out there that is popular that doesn't interest me. It's not because it's bad per se, I'm just not interested.

[thadrin.livejournal.com]

Definitely option 1. My specific current concerns : "Torchwood", the films of Stanley Kubrick and the vast majority of popular music (specifically the stuff that most of the radio stations over here play.)

[lizzie-and-ari.livejournal.com]

I think if you want to understand why people like something then that is indicative of your desire to want to understand yourself better and to want to be able to change your mind. Which is very admirable because it shows your dedication to clarity and quality of thought.

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

Option C: "Eh."