When the world was smaller, it was harder for people to get together with their common interests. There wasn't anyone around the coffee pot or water cooler who I could talk to about the shows or music I liked.
Thankfully, nowadays I can find people from all around the world who listen and watch the same things as me.
The net effect is...Such a relief.
When the world was smaller, it was harder for people to get together with their common interests. There wasn't anyone around the coffee pot or water cooler who I could talk to about the shows or music I liked.
That was a feature, not a bug. You broadened your knowledge, and did the same for the people you talked with.
Compulsive navel-gazing is not healthy, individually, or for society.
This would be the case if the people who liked the most poopular things ever tried things outside of that, and there was a shared swapping of preferences, and openness on all sides.
But there never is. If you like things that are niche then you don't get a "Oh, that's not something I've heard of, tell me about it!" - and I agree that the world would be a better place if you did.