tosfumarewords:

Repeat after me: Not liking Harry Potter doesn’t make you cool or intellectually superior. Living for Nietzsche doesn’t make you better than anyone else. What matters is that your interests are genuine: enjoy things for your own sake. Do you love Shakespeare and Friends? Good. Do you love Homer and Backstreet Boys? Great. Do you listen to Britney Spears after that classical concert? Sounds great!

Repeat after me: tastes aren’t linear or cohesive (whatever that means). Life is too short. Enjoy what you want to enjoy. There aren’t things like “oh, but this makes me sound stupid” or “but this doesn’t make any sense?? I need to show I am intellectual!”

For Shakespeare’s sake: enjoy life. You can enjoy pop culture and still slay someone during an “intellectual” battle (or just sharing ideas, which sounds better and where you can learn more).