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Is it impossible to like mainstream stuff?
Critics and mainsteam media has existed for as long as media has. They don't choose for you. They just help judge whenever a movie might be worth watching.
It's not like I watch a movie just beaucse it's mainstream. I watch some mainstream movies because they specifically are good.
And isn't really the most highly rated and well liked movies in existance mainstream by definition?
Is it impossible to like things outside the mainstream?
Movies can be liked irrespective of their mainstreamness.
...and that's why the person you originally replied to asked their question. General popularity is generally a bad proxy metric for personal preference.
Popular movies are more likely to be liked than random movies. How can you not see that?
That's what ~~conversions~~ conversations with actual people are for.
I collect vast amounts of media of all sorts, then look through it based on recommendations from friends/family, as well as looking at actors/studios/genres I enjoy.
I don't need everything fed to me by a computer, I'll explore my own interests.