abowlofrice
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Hi, sorry this is kind of long, you can read it if you're truly bored.
I'm not sure if I'm the only who feel this way but...
When things get too popular or good, more and more people start to feel negatively towards it. In my opinion they feel that way not because they really want to, but because of media influences. The more power something gets, more and more people try to find flaws in it, and during the process they influence others to feel the same way. Shouldn't we give whatever it is that is so popular the praise it deserves?
I have a couple examples to kind-of-prove-this.
Example #1: Microsoft
I've seen alot of videos on youtube that criticizes the products of microsoft and most of the comments say the same thing. "microsoft is blah blah blah because they copied off apple." How come back when Microsoft was just starting, nobody felt this way, only when it got popular people start to say all the good things about Macs and the worst things about Windows.
Example #2: the video game World of Warcraft
For those of who don't know what world of warcraft is, it is a massive online role playing game that has sold over 9 million copies, the most popular game in the history of online gaming.
I've played world of warcraft (wow) for 1 year and enjoyed every bits of it, but now when I go on forums to read topics on wow, it seems like most people are criticizing it rather than praising it. I KNOW i can feel the true feelings of others when they say "WoW sucks". They know its good and they have real proof (9million copies sold), but they just cant accept the fact that wow is so big. This angers me, because people these days are so god dam ignorant. Just like the Microsoft example, people cant accept the fact that Windows "good".
Please feel free to post your feelings and responses.
If you don't agree, please also feel free to tell me.
I'm not sure if I'm the only who feel this way but...
When things get too popular or good, more and more people start to feel negatively towards it. In my opinion they feel that way not because they really want to, but because of media influences. The more power something gets, more and more people try to find flaws in it, and during the process they influence others to feel the same way. Shouldn't we give whatever it is that is so popular the praise it deserves?
I have a couple examples to kind-of-prove-this.
Example #1: Microsoft
I've seen alot of videos on youtube that criticizes the products of microsoft and most of the comments say the same thing. "microsoft is blah blah blah because they copied off apple." How come back when Microsoft was just starting, nobody felt this way, only when it got popular people start to say all the good things about Macs and the worst things about Windows.
Example #2: the video game World of Warcraft
For those of who don't know what world of warcraft is, it is a massive online role playing game that has sold over 9 million copies, the most popular game in the history of online gaming.
I've played world of warcraft (wow) for 1 year and enjoyed every bits of it, but now when I go on forums to read topics on wow, it seems like most people are criticizing it rather than praising it. I KNOW i can feel the true feelings of others when they say "WoW sucks". They know its good and they have real proof (9million copies sold), but they just cant accept the fact that wow is so big. This angers me, because people these days are so god dam ignorant. Just like the Microsoft example, people cant accept the fact that Windows "good".
Please feel free to post your feelings and responses.
If you don't agree, please also feel free to tell me.