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It seems to me that the basic insight is true and worth noting: people don't become hyper fans of things they expect everyone likes. That wouldn't send much of a signal of your group loyalty and your good taste, after all. Extreme fandom says "I know most folks wouldn't like this but I really really like it, and I think they are just wrong wrong wrong."
Oh, GEB has lots of critics.
Yes, I was a fan of X before they sold out and went mainstream.
I sold out long before you ever heard my name, I sold my soul to make a record
I listen to bands that don't even exist yet.
I hear music in my head
I find this phrasing much more plausible. ie, "things they expect everyone likes"