<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

I have quite a bit of a problem that's been giving me no end of grief and trouble. I've had trouble explaining exactly what it is I fear to others, but I think Reddit will be familiar with the phenomenon I have in mind.

On the Internet especially, there's a tendency for people to complain about others or about things they dislike in such a way that they divide people by a strict dichotomy of "stupid people" and "smart people" (and of course, the speaker is ALWAYS conveniently in the "smart" category). I'm sure you're all familiar with the whole "RARRARARRARR I can't believe that [X] is so popular, we're going to hell in a handbasket, Idiocracy is coming true am I right everyone?!!" rant that seems to be ubiquitous not just on Reddit, but on news comment sections and just about anywhere on the Internet. It seems that anything you like can be in danger of marking you as part of the "stupids" in the eyes of others, and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of consistency in what gets the ire of these people (roughly, it seems to be anything that's seen as "mainstream" or "popular" in their view, although this doesn't always hold true 100% of the time).

In short, I worry that these angry opinionated people are correct, and that I am somehow incurably worthless or stupid in a way that will be obvious to "smart" people if I reveal anything about myself.

As a result, I go out of my way to keep everything I like a secret. This has caused awkward situations before, such as in introductions at the start of a new class when everyone tells something about themselves.

Oh, by the way, don't act as if I haven't heard "Just ignore them," "Haters gonna hate," or anything to that effect before. Believe me, if it were that easy, would I be posting here?
<bot>: I worry that what I like will mark me as one of the "MASSES OF STUPID PEOPLE RARGARUGYRUFGRUAF" in the eyes of others.