You’re entitled to view the world that way if you like! I'm drawn to pay attention to wildly popular things - especially the ones that aren’t to my taste - bec

You’re entitled to view the world that way if you like! I'm drawn to pay attention to wildly popular things - especially the ones that aren’t to my taste - because it helps me to understand people and the world. It’s totally fine if you don’t want to do that :) FWIW, Kanye has won over 250 industry awards (not all of which were popularity-based), and has collaborated with several widely respected artists including Beyoncé and Paul McCartney. The Big Mac Index is regarded by serious economists as a meaningful economic indicator. Countless books and documentaries have been made about McDonalds. Cults/religions are about the most significant influence on culture for much of human history. People are fascinated enough about cults that documentaries, dramas and podcasts about Jonestown, Scientology, Branch Dividians and Rajneeshis have been consumed in vast numbers in just the past couple of years. I can pay attention to these phenomena and learn things about the world through them, without ever having bought a Kanye record, or consumed a McDonalds burger (at least not while sober) in 20 years, or set foot in a commune or even a church for the past 25 years aside from for the occasional wedding, funeral, or Christmas singalong. I, and many others, like to learn things about the world that way. You don’t? Thumbs up, we’re all good :)