"What's something extremely popular but you just can't give a f*ck about it?"
What Exactly Are They Trying To Influence?
"Influencers."
"They have a different vibe than I have/aspire to have, different ways of expressing themselves, different values, different beauty standards, etc."- smieklinsh
"So-called influencers."
'My personal opinion."
"If you like them, cool."
'No harm done."- queen_tabby
"Elon Musk.'
"Isn't aren’t part of my life, so why should I take time from my life to think about the crap they’re doing?"- attention21
Elon Musk Reaction GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphyIsn't It Good News Either Way?
"Gender reveal parties."- Back2Bach
Just Another Distraction
"TikTok never got into it."- thneakythnake660
How Many Strangers Are Looking At Your Pictures?
"Followers on social media."- Single_Goat3138
Pop Tv GIF by Schitt's CreekGiphy"Figure" Heads being the operative word
"The Royal Family."- Natasha_JB
Comfort Over Quality
"Sneakers."
"Like, I’ll indulge and buy a pair I think are really cool."
"But other than that, why tf would you spend $2000+ on a pair of shoes that actually cost less than $10."- eggtada
Kim Kardashian GIF by E!Fame Is Seldom The Same As Qualified
"I’d say entertainers who are so wealthy and think they are the voices of normal people."-mayoinstrumentalz
Or Anything Else About Him?
"Ye's Opinion."- SlimePrice
Just How Real Was It?
"Reality TV."- brycebrycehayeshayes
Phaedra Parks Reality Tv GIF by Real housewives of AtlantaGiphyCan It Even Be Considered A Chat?
"SnapChat Streaks."
"Since when was a fire emoji and a number a symbol of popularity and friendship?"
"I just don't have the time for this sh*t."- Yes-I-Have-Arrived
Quality Over Quantity
"Starbucks."- Maleficent_Insect71
The best thing about opinions and personal taste is that they are unique to every individual.
No two people have to like the same thing, nor should we judge those who dislike something we like and vice-versa.
Even if it's hard to say it's unreasonable that not even two people should give Elon Musk or Ye any time of day.
Though again, that's just an opinion...
Redditor Animeking1108 asked:
"What fad are you glad died out?"
All fads die. I'm glad shoulder pads are out.
Looped
who let the dogs out GIFGiphy"There was a two-year period in the late 1990s when 'Who Let the Dogs Out' was featured on the soundtrack of every single motion picture."
DawnJGoodwin
Game Over
"Those Facebook games from like 10-15 years ago and the constant onslaught of invites. I guess people would get extra points or some crap for inviting as many friends as possible and my notification box would be full of fifty invites saying; ‘Tim needs goons for his mafia. Join mafia wars now!’, ‘Susie needs seeds for FarmVille’!, ‘Tyler sent you five hundred silver tokens’, ‘Keith needs sixty bucks for a gram of blow!’ (that one may have been a legit request, but I just couldn’t take the chance on it being another game.)"
dum_spir0_sper0
Just Once
"YOLO culture. Not like the YOLO where you take a vacation that you’ve always wanted, but doing stupid crap because 'YOLO.'"
signaturefox2013
"There was a solar eclipse on my 21st birthday, and I was at an Irish pub, and one of the bartenders, in a very thick Irish accent said, 'Well you only live once, right?' and went outside and looked up."
Yochanan578"As you said, YOLO was supposed to promote the idea of doing adventurous things to broaden your horizons, because life is short. NOT shorten it even further by downing a keg of vodka while skydiving without a parachute."
Drakeskulled_Reaper
Food Poisoner
"That short lived fad where people were licking food and putting it back at the stores!"
LookMa_ImOnReddit
"Some chick filmed it and got arrested for this."
OriginalDarkDagger
"I don't know how much time she ended up serving, but she was facing up to 20 years in prison for food tampering. A guy in Texas spent 30 days in jail and ended up having to pay the ice cream company for all the stock the store had to throw away."
WitchInYourGarden
Bad Pop
Marvel Cinematic Universe GIF by Leroy PattersonGiphy"Double polo shirts with the popped collars."
Free0rDead
"It was worse when they started to make regular shirts with 3 popped collars. Same look without the body sweat."
oystersaucier
I hate those shirts. So pretentious...
Boo
pennywise it 2017 GIFGiphy"The freaking Clowns standing in the middle of the street or in the woods. Glad that crap is over."
MichelleEPhillips12
"Yeah, you don't see clowns outside their spawning grounds after the government announced that cull a few years ago. Course that just caused the mime population to explode due to lack of competition."
bumford11
Not Fashion
"Teenage boys wearing their basketball shorts so low that their butts literally hung out the back. Had a couple of geniuses at my school that avoided the wrath of the teachers by wearing three pairs of basketball shorts layered in various stages of pulled-down-ness, so they could still get their low pants vibe without showing everyone their undies. Looked more ridiculous than the original iteration."
zoomlentil
This is a Thing?
"Toddlers and Tiaras. Shouldn't have been a thing in the first place."
KingZaneTheStrange
"When I first heard of child beauty Pageants as a teen, I was expecting something completely different. I expected really cutesy outfits like princess dresses and fairy themed etc. you know stuff that kids would love to wear and dress as."
"I was very shocked that they dressed them and put makeup on them like an adult. It’s not acceptable in normal everyday life and shouldn’t be acceptable for pageants either. They are kids and shouldn’t be dressed in anything like what they show."
Yandere_Matrix
Yum. Not.
"Kale in EVERY FOOD for 'health.' I am mildly allergic and it causes my entire mouth and throat it itch as if I have eaten a cactus... Even fast food was adding 'healthy kale' to their salads and sandwiches...!"
LikelySuperBored
"As an old person, I can tell you that superfood fads come and go just like clothing fads."
"In the 80s, someone decided that oat bran was good for you. Next thing you know there's oat bran in everything you can imagine. I still remember a New Yorker cartoon depicting an office worker in front of the water cooler, which bears a sign saying, 'Now with added oat bran!'"
sirdigbykittencaesar
Gotcha
Grocery Store Falling GIFGiphy"A**holes filming themselves and friends in grocery stores pretending to slip and throwing gallons of milk in the air."
YourStolenCharizard
"Remember that one guy who slipped and fell on his face and broke his jaw doing this? That video was some karmic beauty."
Broken_castor
Karma always finds a way. Injury can follow. Be safe out there.
Do you have any fads to add? Let us know in the comments.
Redditor AndrewIsMyDogwanted to discuss what things they will always spend a little extra on just because of the name.
"What 's a name brand item you refuse to replace with generic?"
I do mostly generic, except when it comes to vodka. Quality matters when it comes cosmos friends.
Vest of...
cerkl team GIF by CerklGiphy"Post-It Notes And practically anything else made by 3M."
Fun-Director-4092
"3M is S tier. Basically every product they have is the best version of that product."
Timoth_e
Swing
"Swingline stapler. If they took my Swingline, it'd be the last straw."
siliconsmiley
"I inherited my grandpa's Swingline when he passed away. He had his own business and had the darn thing for years prior. He's been gone for 23 years and that stapler ain't never gonna quit."
crissyjo618
"I just looked over at my favorite stapler at work and saw its a Swingline. The thing was like $30 but it takes a beating and has never jammed."
MissAcedia
Store Brand
"Sharpie."
shoobsworth
"Cheaper doesn't always cost less. Story below..."
"I worked at a Lab and for a little while they had a program where if you made an improvement that saved the company money you got a reward for a portion of the savings (10%). It was meant for process improvement, increased efficiency, etc. but the person who worked in purchasing got one for saving money on office supplies by switching to cheaper 'store brand' supplies. I think they got about $20,000 for it."
"Anyway I went from having a Sharpie last 1 to 2 months of writing on glassware, slides, petri dishes, etc. to going thorough a pack of knock off sharpies a week. Any savings in per unit cost were wiped out, and then some, by increased consumption of supplies. They switched back to the previous supplies within a couple months."
"I'm guessing someone had some serious explaining to do to the senior executives once they found out they gave someone $20k for an idea that cost them money."
Winter_Principle4844
God, it's so good...
"Also Crayola crayons, markers, color pencils. I’m all for the store private label options in other areas. However the off brand art products are crumbly and produce mediocre results."
Leather-Mixture-2620
"I buy Crayola not only for their overall quality, performance, and durability, but also and most importantly I buy them for their iconic scent. God, it's so good. All core regions of my brain light up when I take that first hit off a fresh 64 pack."
CoolClementine
"Crayola ultra wash is the only brand of marker and crayon allowed in my house because it is really easy to get off of most surfaces."
busybee223
Be Clean
Season 5 Episode 10 GIF by SpongeBob SquarePantsGiphy"Dawn dish soap. It's just good, and really not that more expensive."
Ok-disaster2022
"I've used blue Dawn to take old oil stains out of concrete."
RossLH
As you get older, you don't realize how important dish soap is.
Top of the Line
Agt GIF by America's Got TalentGiphy"This is pretty specific but Scotch Commercial-grade Packing Tape. The Uline tape is freaking terrible."
IntoTheMystic1
Flavors
"Nilla Wafers. The off-brand versions tend to be flavored differently and they leave a funny aftertaste."
TD5023
"Slayton Bakery Vanilla Wafers are so much better! H‑E‑B has them in Texas. They make Nillas taste like the crappy store brands."
ilikeme1
"Swap a graham cracker crust with a nilla wafer crust. Especially with something like lemon cheesecake. Way better. In both taste and texture."
LB4184
The '09
"409 cleaner. Nothing else works the same."
Neon_Camouflage
"Same. But I've been noticing that Clorox is downplaying 409 in favor of Clorox brand, the amount of shelf space of 409 is shrinking."
jorsiem
"They also keep changing the freaking label or adding all these different product lines... 409 Plus! 409 Bathroom! No, I just want the regular 409 cleaner."
prestigious_delay_7
Lead Perfection
"Ticonderoga pencils. All the other ones don't hold up to intense note-jotting."
FloridaFlamingoGirl
"The Dixon Ticonderoga set the bar for pencils. But, friend, you haven’t lived until you’ve taken a spin on a Papermate Mirado Black Warrior. https://www.amazon.com/Paper-Mate-Mirado-Warrior-Pencils/dp/B00006IEES"
Strict_Bit260
"You freaking pedestrians aren’t ready for the Palomino Blackwing. 'The Cadillac of pencils.' - Wirecutter https://blackwing602.com/products/blackwing-602-set-of-12"
GloryGoal
Wrapped
Wrap Moving GIF by 3 Men MoversGiphy"Plastic wrap. It's worth it to buy the name brand because the box doesn't fall apart."
clocks212
"Have you heard about our Lord and Savior, Kirkland? I've been using my same roll for years."
flibbidygibbit
Generic is a good deal. But sometimes you need an upgrade.
What would you add to this list? Let us know in the comment below.