Everything popular is wrong. – Oscar Wilde

I’m not sure about “everything”, “most things” – maybe. It’s at the very least “some”.

We often fall into the trap of following the group. Trying to be popular and part of the in crowd.

So many movies have been made and books have been written about the dangers of trying to be popular.

We watch the movie and immediately know that those high schoolers in the movies are being foolish by chasing popularity.

And then we fall into the same trap – buying the stuff and doing the things we think will impress others.

Don’t do it! Don’t fall for the trap. It’s fool’s gold – fake and not real.

Make it a great day.

Jake

PS – the other side of this is the “just be yourself” advice. Which is better than trying to be popular. But if you’re a jerk, you should probably work on who you are first instead of embracing the jerk.

PSS – I’m sure at least one of you will want to listen to this song after thinking about the word popular – https://youtu.be/vDuBWmYBCwE?si=6LDy6qsRuNvepsUA