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Just because something is popular isn't reason for it to be good. Examples: fossil fuels, (over)fishing, rage-based engagement, hard drugs.

• blowski 5y ago
  On the contrary - the number of people taking hard drugs to get high is fantastic evidence that they are good for getting high. Otherwise, why would people be buying and taking them?
  • anoncake 5y ago
    People use hard drugs to cope with their problems, and they're rubbish for that.
• HotDogLinux 5y ago
  Just to add to your list: Ed Sheeran
• Blikkentrekker 5y ago
  Excepting fossil fuels, none of those things are popular.
• ufmace 5y ago
  Uh Fossil Fuels powered the Industrial Revolution and literally created the modern economy. It's true that being popular doesn't necessarily make something good. But it's also true that having some flaws discovered later doesn't make something that revolutionized the world and massively uplifted the standard of living of basically everyone in it bad.