1. Liking popular beliefs because it’s popular and you don’t want to be criticized by your peers, or just because it’s the easiest (letting people tell you what your views are)
2. Liking popular stuff because you genuinely like it (uncommon — many people who think they’re in this category are actually in #1)
3. Liking controversial stuff just to be edgy, or maybe just because you hate popular stuff
4. Liking controversial or unpopular stuff because that’s what you genuinely believe in, and you don’t care about whether it’s socially acceptable or not
The most genuine is #4.
PLEASE NOTE: this all depends on where you live. If you live in a liberal area and you are a liberal, you could be #1 or #2. If you are a liberal in a conservative area, you are #3 or #4. It’s not about liberal vs. conservative, it’s about your personal beliefs vs. the beliefs of people around you.
1 is putting up with the status quo, 2 is enjoying the status quo, 3 is hating the status quo, and 4 is not caring about the status quo. Status quo is different based on where you are.