I cannot describe the visceral level of aversion I have to mainstream shit. It doesn’t matter if the show is the best thing on earth, if the general public knows about it (And I don’t mean the internet I mean the general public) then I refuse to watch or partake in it. I have no idea why and it genuinely kills me to be like this and I have no idea why.
It prevents me from joining most fandoms nowadays unless the fandom is super niche. Things like Hotel Hazbin, Star Wars, The Office, K-pop (in general), Kpop Demon Hunters, most popular anime… WHY. WHY AM I LIKE THIS?? Is anyone else like this? Even people just mentioning “Oh yeah I love One Piece, you should watch it sometimes” makes me go “Oh fuck nah I’m good” as if the damn show was a personal insult. I feel like a stuck-up prick when I do this but I genuinely can’t control it, why???
I have a strong aversion to popular stuff too. Not as extreme as you , but for example I watched breaking bad 8 years after it came out and I was like damn that was good. I just couldn’t watch it while everyone else went on and on about it.
Never have liked most popular music unless its from an earlier era. I can’t name 1 new popular song from today. Ive been like this since I was 6.
Never liked new games everyone went on and on about graphics when I was little and I’m like, I dont care , new games suck.
I’m better now at being receptive. But I still cringe.