Is it normal that i look down on people who follow trends?

Trends are fun you old raggedy fart

I either like something or I don’t.

If it happens to be trendy, great.

If it happens to be uncool, great.

If they are obsessed with trends for its own sake I kinda agree. But there are some good/fun things that come out of trend. I played among us a lot when it was trendy, and I actually did have a lot of fun doing it. Thats reason enough. No reason to hate something only because its a trend either

I personally don't follow trends because I don't like to be like everyone else as that is boring. I prefer to blaze my own trail. But there is nothing wrong with following trends per se, it's personal choice.

I noticed plaid skirts are back in style. I've been wearing plaid skirts since 2006. XD

Trends are kinda boring to me.

I don't think it's a bad thing to follow trends you genuinely like, but have never seen the point of doing something merely for the fact that it is currently "in" rather than for the fact that you like it. I've never really gotten the point of following trends, myself. I just like what I like.

What I have a problem with is when people are really pushy and uppity/snobby about trends and almost act as if it's a necessity to follow them and like anything not trendy is automatically of a lower class. I've noticed this is really a problem with home decor/design, as I have a very dated '60s time capsule of a house that I personally love the look of, yet have gotten tons of very pushy unsolicited advice to "modernize" it, and even when told that I like the way it looks as is (and that I really do not care for the current minimalist and grayscale trends that every other house around here is decorated like, and do not want a house like that), I am told "well, you could just remodel a bit at a time". I'm told "other people do not like this dated style", but as far as I'm concerned, until these "other people" start paying my bills, they don't get a say in how I decorate, and their opinions about my property sure as hell aren't more important than my own!

I also don't like the attitude that just because something is dated/out of style means it is awful and needs to be updated, and/or that someone is borderline crazy for liking it. It is absolutely okay to like different things and have your own taste, and who cares if it is something from the past that is not "in" anymore? I do not get the obsession some people have with liking the exact same things as everyone else and being terrified that others might not approve of their taste. Who cares? I don't share the same taste as a lot of people. It doesn't really matter, as we are all individuals and that is a good thing. The world would be a very boring place if everyone liked all of the same stuff (and quite frankly, the lack of selection with a lot of things due to the focus on current trends and keeping up with the Joneses gets pretty boring).

It's also not necessary to need to be told what to like and dislike. To be honest, most trends are just a way for companies to get people to spend money on things they don't need by convincing them that what they currently have is "too dated", regardless of whether it serves its purpose just fine.

We actually all follow trends even if we're not consciously aware.

The latest trend is ‘which brand of vaccine did you get?’ Pfizer people look down on Moderna people, and vice versa. Both look down on J&J, Astrazeneca, etc. people. And it’s on your record for life so you can never move up in the world.

I enjoy trends as they allow me to buy or sell things at an optimal price.

Calling people sheep seems to be the most popular trend of all these days.

Depends on the trend to be honest, but your post reminds me of stuff other alternative types in the 1980s would say.

Never fell for trends or brands. I'm the kind of person who shops for the 6 pack of single color t shirts. While only owning two jeans

I can understand fashion trends. Particularly if you're young, in a major city, and want to get a date.

Normal.

I do too