Clueless with pop culture

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That reminds me of an old joke about Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds.

Definitely not the only one
Current day pop music, or for that matter pop music from the mid 90s to present day, rattles and upsets me to the core of my being. Like I'm being assaulted by sound and metaphorically grated by a machine.

I like what I like. I don’t care if it’s trendy or not. Never have never will.

Usually due to my clever undercover ways I just smile & nod as if I understand what everyone around me is talking about re: popular culture. (Before backing slowly away...)

Because I mask most excellently.

But I did finally ask my most socially adept but nicest human, What exactly EXACTLY is a MEME? ...& I still only partially get it.

I pretty much get they are usually not puns. Because my family won't show them to me anymore since I "won't get it" & the lengthy explanations I require ruins the meme? Sooo..not puns.

a Meme is an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture. Memes (discrete units of knowledge, gossip, jokes and so on) are to culture what genes are to life.

LOL. - I've nothing more to say.

When I was homeless on the street, I used to spend a considerable amount of time in public library's - it's where I learnt (apart from shopping centres) is used to charge up ones mobile phone, power backups, etc. plus it was cool inside and didn't bring the same stare from others who realised your misfortune but couldn't relate to it, the stare of disgust is ingrained in my mind. anyhow i found a book on the history of the MEME and it was rather interesting, I was suprised to find I wasn't in it.

That IS...deep trivia.

I havent thought about Beetle Baily in decades. But I read it when I was a kid, and Hi and Lois. But I never knew about hat cross comic strip kinship tie. You learn sumpin everyday!

I don’t watch TV, movies or listen to top 40 music, so i definitely find myself out of touch in gatherings where these topics seem to be the way people connect and use as a basis for conversations.

I do tend to watch too much YouTube, so I do learn some aspects of pop culture through that medium.

I'm not all that interested in pop culture I prefer the music of the 70's and 80's and some 60's.

I used to be the same way. I was clueless about pop culture and it wasn't until I was 16-18 years old I started to pick up the odd issue of People or Us Weekly to find out what celebrities people were talking about. I also started listening more closely to the top 40 radio songs on the radio. Now with social media, it's a lot easier. I just check what's trending in entertainment on Twitter quickly and scan through pop culture articles on Facebook.

I have always had really niche interests. But once I started to analyze pop culture I realized it wasn't all bad. My weakest area (and still is) pop music. But since I'm over 21 I don't think that matters too much. I also tend to read pop culture trends from a analytical perspective, looking for consistence and seeing how certain popular movies, music, tv shows etc... reflect media and lifestyle.

I think it's great to have niche interests and if pop culture is something you really want to learn about I say go for it. But if it really doesn't interest you and its something you really dislike don't waste your time forcing yourself to like it.