It happens in a never-ending cycle. You enjoy something, a show, a book, something, but it's not really that popular. There's not much online or in-person support, so all you wish is for people to take notice. But, surprise! One day you wake up and everyone is talking about it. Unfortunately, inevitably, it's ruined by the people who claimed to enjoy it, sometimes irreversibly.
Reddit user, u/XXVXMM, wanted to hear the worst of the former-best when they asked:
What got ruined by its popularity?
Once It Goes Corporate, It Never Can Go Back
Everything.
But in all seriousness something I can think of is Memes. Once they are popular and companies get a hold of them it becomes cringe. Sometimes they still work but overall they fade away.
With some exceptions
#Nature #Blessed
Outdoor related activity. Too many people on the trail not observing proper Trail etiquette, trashing the place, widening the trail, growing marijuana out in National Forest. F-ck you people.
Edit
I'm not complaining about the number of people. They have every right to be there as I do.
The sh-t trail etiquette is the problem. I should not be seeing your cliff bar wrappers all over the place.
Ron Weasley Is Secretly...
GiphyHarry Potter.
The worst part of the fandom somehow convinced the author to give more and more "adjustments" outside of the Canon to please then and now the whole HP universe is flawed by its own creator. It's a damn shame.
Remember When We All Used To Like It?
The song Don't Stop Believing by Journey.
The song is actually really good, but (at least in my hometown) it's been horribly overplayed. So now whenever I hear it I want to slam my head into the nearest car
"Hey Guys! It's Me, A Sell-Out!"
Youtube
Every creator used youtube as a platform because they genuinely enjoyed what the are doing. Now everyone is in it for the money and they are killing themselves for fame.
Too Many Dangerous People
Acapulco. In the 40s-60s it was popular for the super rich, political elite, Hollywood stars, etc. Then the city started to cater to families and Spring Break getaways.
Then it became overpopulated from the 70s-90s. Now it's one of the most dangerous cities in Mexico and drug cartels are very present. The tourist industry has gone down drastically as a result and the city is experiencing high unemployment. Acapulco is the perfect example of something being ruined by its popularity.
When Everyone Has Rare Cards...No One Has Rare Cards
The value of baseball cards plummeted when everyone started collecting them to try and cash in on them.
"Nah, Bro, I Was Just Kidding You..."
Pranks.
It used to be simple things like you jump out and scare someone or you would make a stranger laugh. or you manage to sneak a whoopie cushion under your friend's butt. Now it's all about testing how far you can go, pissing off some folks (usually in the prankster's favorite place to go, the hood), and try not to get knocked out. Every time there's a hood prank I can just smell the racist folks just waiting to generalize black folks based on the video. Then these "pranksters" expect everything to be okay because of, say it with me, "IT'S JUST A PRANK, BRO!"
As if saying that it's just a prank is going to make everything okay and it's inexcusable. Oooh, let me go rob a bank and then when I'm pursued by the cops, I'll just say "IT'S JUST A PRANK!" and then we all laugh and go share a coffee at the Panera.
I get that there are still folks who are the "good" pranksters (for lack of better term), but honestly the guys who think they're funny for pulling stuff like hood pranks just messed it up for everyone.
Also, staged pranks. Just give me genuine reactions.
Not Everything Used To Make Us Spend Money
The internet itself. Once companies realized it was a cash cow, it went from an escapist paradise to a dystopian nightmare.
I remember the days when everything I looked at on the internet wasn't specifically curated to get me to spend money, and man, I can hardly believe that was real once.
What's the one thing you used to like that's no longer cool? Share it with us!
"What is the peculiar hygiene habit that you've developed?"
So Nothing Gets Overlooked
"When I shower I slowly rotate in a circle like some type of vertical rotisserie chicken."- RootsRoots55
To Help It Come Out... Maybe?...
"When I sit down to poo, I sort of sit in a way that spreads my cheeks as much as possible."- Myzx
Clean Before You Clean
"I wash my hands in the shower before I touch my face."- plasticIove
Happy Wash Hands GIF by Mecklenburg CountyGiphySurprisingly Overlooked
"I spend an extra minute in every shower making sure I thoroughly clean my feet."
"Not weird to clean feet."
"But definitely weird to remind myself every day 'gotta wash them trotters'."- ingoodtime23
Don't Overlook The Hard To Reach Places
"I see a lot of elderly people in the hospital.'
"99% have toenail fungus."
"I keep anti-fungal shampoo in the shower next to a toothbrush and scrub my nails and in-between my toes every morning."- Resilient_bookworm
Nothing Says You Can't Have Fun In The Shower...
"More of a fun one, but related to hygiene."
"When in the shower, and I'm lathering up my body with my soap/shower gel, I ensure a nice seal between my arm and body."
"Then I keep my fingertips against my hip and extend my elbow, creating a huge bubble in the gap between my arm and body."
"Then I blow it to see how big a bubble I can blow before it pops."
"Yes I'm a 35 year old man."- Angry_Cornflake
Extra, Extra Dry
"Squeegee myself with my hands in the shower to get most of the water off before I towel dry."- clydeswitch
Wash Up After Cleaning
"After using a sponge or cloth from the kitchen sink, I wash my hands with soap."
"These things are just nasty, imo."- knuckleduster12
A Few Steps Ahead
"Taking showers in the middle of the night."
"I have insomnia and one night I decided, what the hell, I need to shower when I get up anyways, so I'll get it out of the way now."
"Maybe it's placebo, but as soon as I got out of the shower and got into bed I slept like a baby."
"Now if I can't fall asleep or wake up in the middle of the night I'll go take a shower instead of laying in bed trying to force myself to fall asleep."- SunnySilver8
Relaxing Homer Simpson GIFGiphyBeware The Excess Spray
"I try to close the toilet seat lid before flushing because I saw a video once where green 'bacteria' gets shot out of the toilet."- LrckLacroix
Their Expert Hiders
"Full body tick check before bed every night."
"I spend a lot of time in the bush and lyme sucks."- cat_named_virtue
The Proof Is In The Pudding... Flavored Toothpaste
"My friends think it's weird that I time myself brushing my teeth so that I brush for the full 2 minutes."
"Joke's on them though, I have the nicest teeth in the friend group."- selloboy
Brush Colgate GIFGiphy...Seems Kind Of Dangerous...
"I like to shower in complete darkness."
"Turn off the lights, block the bottom of the bathroom door with a towel or my clothes if I have to, maybe put some music on if I'm in the mood, and just have a nice, long, hot shower."
"It's incredibly relaxing, almost like a little nap with how warm it is and all the darkness."- Adventurous-Till2924
Should That Even Matter?
"As a straight guy, washing my a**, apparently."- fromkentucky
It Can Get Out Of Control
"I trim my armpit hair every time I trim my beard."
"It’s like a buzz-cut under there."
"Deodorant is more effective that way."-
One would like to think that everyone follows the most basic rules of personal hygiene without needing to be reminded.
At the end of the day though, what's important is doing whatever puts your mind at rest that you are as clean as it possibly can be.
Still... How can you really tell how clean you are if you shower in the dark?