Popularity doesn't equate to quality or lack thereof; as far as I can see. Everybody's different: what a boring world it would be if that was not the case. Popu

Popularity doesn't equate to quality or lack thereof; as far as I can see. Everybody's different: what a boring world it would be if that was not the case. Popularity is not about the thing that's popular, but the tribe (enjoying / hating) the thing. I often avoid things while they're fads; even when its a case of genuine Quality. The experiences people are able to turn into fads like that are likely to be available later, after the noise has faded, when the tribal implications of the thing are no longer so severe. "Firefly" was great. I didn't need to subscribe to a TV service to experience it "new"; I just waited until a DVD set showed up cheap. I don't think I lost anything by failing to join in the tribal, emotional dramas that surrounded it.