“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good

It's not just the quality that makes someone or something known. "People, brands, and styles become popular because the right people have adopted it — rich people, celebrities, opinion leaders ... and we copy them in the eternal human quest to be fashionable and admired," said Douglas Holt, professor of marketing at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and previously a professor at the Harvard Business School.

According to him, cultural icons emerge because they express a particular ideology that society demands at that moment. However, not everyone might understand or agree with the messages that these beacons are sending. So when Reddit user The_Real_Garfield_ posted a question on the platform, asking others to share their favorite examples of the phrase "just because it's popular doesn't mean it's good," many obliged.

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“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good Fashion brands like Louis Vuitton or Gucci. Well done, you're paying an extortionate amount of money for something you can get for half the price without the name at exactly the same quality. And half the time, the clothes/bags look ridiculous and ugly anyway! Why would you pay 3 grand for a bag you can't even get a fart into just because the label is "high end designer"?

The_V8_Road_Warrior , Erik Mclean/pexels Report

Final score:

170points

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Alice Landers 7 months ago

I agree! I hate when I can't fart in my bag !!

8points

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“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good Headlights so bright that the owner is the only one on the road who can see anything.

RetinaMelter9000s , Egor Kamelev/pexels Report

Final score:

169points

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Lydsylou (she/her) 7 months ago

Caused my cousin to have a fatal car crash. He had only just learnt to drive at age 17

40points

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“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good Religion. Scamming vulnerable people for centuries. Causing wars, women to be oppressed, bigging up the patriarchy. Putting the fear in people who are just trying to go about doing the best they can. Enforcing eternal sin and therefore causing people to feel guilty for things they haven't even done or that are natural things to do. Making people feel that they are bad or evil just because they are who they are. Using the cover of godliness to do unspeakable nasty things to innocent children. Stripping cultures of their individuality and enforcing the bland beliefs of mass religion onto them.

elderflowerfairy23 , cottonbro studio/pexels Report

Final score:

160points

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Trillian 7 months ago (edited)

Exactly. And if you need religion to enforce your morals, then you don't have any. You are just afraid of punishment.

85points

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“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good Being horrible to people for no other reason than to make you feel better about yourself. At the end of the day you’ll just end up with less people liking you.

confusedghost42 , Keira Burton/pexels Report

Final score:

140points

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Punk princess 7 months ago

This should be higher

28points

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“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good The whole uprise of “pranks”. I love a good harmless prank that’s fun for everyone involved, but a majority of what you see trending is just harassment.

sacredstoner35 , Keira Burton/pexels Report

Final score:

135points

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Trillian 7 months ago

I hate pranks. With a passion. Unless you are 5 years old, it is not funny to laugh at people getting tricked.

85points

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“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good Cable TV. They should be paying us to watch commercials not us pay them.

Peterthinking , Karolina Grabowska/pexels Report

Final score:

120points

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Ephemera Image 7 months ago

Ditched cable fifteen years ago. Repetitive c**p with the price constantly going up.

30points

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“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good The answer is 100% TikTok, I don’t get the appeal for it, from what limited I’ve seen of it it seems like a bunch of s**te.

ThisAccountForTalkin , Nordskov Media/flickr Report

Final score:

119points

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Howl's sleeping castle 7 months ago

I was glad when they banned tiktok here. It was really bad

13points

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“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good Starbucks. Burnt beans, c**p chemical filled snacks.

Margali , Osman SRAN/pexels Report

Final score:

113points

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Sleestak 7 months ago

Yeah, I don't get it either

13points

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“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good Hate for Taylor Swift. It’s super trendy to hate on her. But the gal goes up on stage and actually sings and actually plays. That’s already not common in pop music. She writes her own songs; also not common. She has single-handedly gotten girls that cared nothing about football into football. She also single-handedly got young people to register to vote in America. She’s changed the world for the better. I get that people may not like her music, that’s fine. But there are people that straight up hate her simply because it’s trendy. And that’s ignorant.

prof_dynamite , Taylor Swift Report

Final score:

107points

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Lydsylou (she/her) 7 months ago

Fair enough to not like her music or even to not like.her as a person but people make it a whole personality and it's ridiculous. It goes the other way with people who are obsessed to the point of worshipping her and that's all they talk about as well. She's a human leave her alone for 5 minutes!

66points

aashi chaudhari 7 months ago

same with other musicians and groups and bands. especially with kpop

2points

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Olli Hawk 7 months ago

It’s not Taylor swift that is bad, it’s her fans. Some of the swifties are straight up psycho

10points

Ephemera Image 7 months ago

I don't care enough about her to hate her, lol. To each his own. Let people decide what they like.

8points

Rinso The Red 7 months ago

Same. Can't say I like her music, but I don't like pop in general, so I'm obviously not the intended audience lol

4points

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Greenmantle 7 months ago

Nickleback has entered the chat...

7points

Roan The Demon Kitty 7 months ago

It's not Taylor that I hate, it's some of her fans that are just so insanely toxic it's beyond belief.

4points

General Stukov 7 months ago

I don't hate her, i hate how inflated the entertainment industry is, so paying 200mil for a single show is sick.

4points

Kohl 7 months ago

She also takes 40 minute flights in her private jet and exuded ludicrous amounts of pollution from her tours 🙃

4points

Lara Verne 7 months ago

Seems that liking her is also super trendy, so now what?

2points

Dragons Exist 7 months ago (edited)

People (my brother) think I'm a "Swifty" for liking a few of her songs. Like, can I not enjoy a few of her songs without being a fan of her? I don't care about most artists who make songs I like

2points

James Frail 7 months ago

"But the gal goes up on stage and actually sings and actually plays. That’s already not common in pop music. She writes her own songs; also not common." Congratulations, she has met the absolute bottom level that is achieved by everyone outside of country or pop. There is a reason those genres are said to all sound alike, and it's because the majority of it is written by an army of generic songwriters. A not insignificant amount of the hate is disdain that we should be impressed by and swoon over what is considered the most pedestrian skill in rock music. Other than that, I have no feelings about Taylor Swift at all.

1point

Blondie23 7 months ago

I don't like most of her music. She has a couple of catchy songs... but she can actually sing. I don't hate on her... I do however, think the fans are a bit rabid!

1point

nobody lol 7 months ago

Here is what I think. pls don't hate on me. she is a good person, but the music is mid. that's all I'm gonna say.

0points

C.Stith 7 months ago

She is a very positive role model for everyone. I don’t listen to the radio, but she is truly one of a kind.

0points

Robert Beveridge 7 months ago

Not all that big on her music but everything I've heard indicates she's a fantastic human being. Why hate that?

0points

Kris M 7 months ago

Unfortunately she a total CIA plant into the industry

0points

SirWriteALot 7 months ago

don't care for the music, care for the musician

0points

MaggieMay85 7 months ago

I really like her music and she just makes me happy.

0points

Zobi123 7 months ago

Is the world a better place because more people like American Football? Really?

0points

Rob D 7 months ago

I don't listen to her. But I like her cause she pisses off Republicans and showers her support staff in money and gifts. ... ex. I heard trucker drivers on the eras tour got unexpected 5 figure bonus checks.

0points

Vvee Work 7 months ago

Personally she's not my type

0points

Michael Wlodarczyk 7 months ago

All she knows how to sing about are all of the guys she's f****d. That's it.

-1point

carne asada 7 months ago

i dont hate her. I hate the people that like her for no reason WITHOUT knowing this stuff about her.

-1point

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“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good Tik Tok influencers convincing gullible viewers to spend money on things they don't need like the trend of selling kids adult skin care.

Best-Camera8521 , Ivan Samkov/pexels Report

Final score:

103points

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Mat Hall 7 months ago

Selling adults "adult skin care" is largely a scam anyway.

51points

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#11

“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good Sequels, prequels, reboots, reimaginings etc. Just stop. .

Substantial_Fun_2732 , Andrea Piacquadio/pexels Report

Final score:

96points

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ADJ 7 months ago

I wouldn't mind remakes, if they just try to remake bad movies, instead of great movies.

59points

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#12

“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good Those damn Stanley cups. I got my wife one when they first became popular and our generic ones keep ice FAR longer.

RagingOtter28 , stanley_cups_world/instagram Report

Final score:

89points

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marko skerlavaj 7 months ago

with their XXL size they look like fire extinguishers

31points

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#13

“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good Twilight book series. Had to tell so many people who tried to get me into those, just because it’s on the bestseller’s list doesn’t mean it’s good.

DantesInfernalracket , amazon Report

Final score:

84points

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Groundcontroltomajortom 7 months ago

50 shades of grey is another one, the quality of the writing is abysmal!

85points

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#14

“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good Beats headphones. Supreme clothing. Both marketing machines. Subpar products.

praefectus_praetorio , Titanas/flickr Report

Final score:

78points

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James016 7 months ago

Beats are very expensive for what they are. I prefer my £30 Sony headphones.

18points

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#15

“I Silently Cringe When People Bring Them Up”: 25 Popular Things That People Say Are No Good Drinking bottled water. For most of us, tap water is fine but we often opt to pay for water in plastic bottles instead. So many plastic bottles.