Kind of a hard question to word, but is there anything in your life you have recommended to other people but no one’s ever gotten into?
I love podcasts and have friends who still thank me for getting them into this one or that one. But I’ve never gotten anyone to listen to My Brother, My Brother and Me. I don’t know if the name is unappealing or the concept but people seem to bounce off immediately.
So what can’t you get people into and why should we check it out?
I think answer is kind of there in the premise - stop trying to get validation from others that your “special things” are special. I had to work on this with my partner, she was always trying to “sell” obscure, funny “special things” that we share to rooms full of others that don’t get it. In the process, she would hurt her own perception of those special things just a little bit each time. Don’t give away your “special things” to poor unfortunate people who don’t get it or don’t deserve them.
Lol its not for validation I just like telling friends about things I like and learning about what they like. I wouldn’t have a DnD group or anyone to talk to about Jojo if I followed your advice. I’m not repeatedly trying to sell things.
The question comes from people asking me for podcasts to check out, I always give them two or three, and the one that never sticks is MBMBAM. Everyone loves Time Suck though. Probably as simple as a catchier name.
Its just fun to me to think about from a marketing/pyschological perspective, why A is more interesting than B. In the end I still love MBMBAM.