What popular culture means to me?

I find popular culture is to be a nuisance and also an enjoyable thing.  Many things that are discussed and shown on TV are an annoyance to me.  I’m horrified at what too many people will do to become part of popular culture, and more horrified at how many people believe these things are cool, which then makes it popular.   So called “Reality Shows” would be an example of this.  The most popular of these shows are the ones where people treat each other like crap and expose things about themselves that most people would be horrified if their nearest neighbor knew.  

The things I enjoy about popular culture are discovering a new great television show, a new musical artist, and news about things I might never have learned about from another part of the world.  In recent years, the thing I’ve most enjoyed is watching something previously considered folk culture, country music, now becoming popular culture.