No, you guys have it all wrong. I don't do it on purpose or anything, I just have natural inclinations towards obscure, odd stuff that no-one likes. I used to be really interested in mythology to give an example. And while I have natural inclinations towards generally uncool things (reading, starwars etc) I don't think to myself 'oh, no-one else is doing that so I'll get in on it' i've always been into those things. But I'm smart enough to realise that purhaps on some level I'm also interested in certain things becuase no-one else is. Afterall, the best defence against something is to laugh so when someone says 'don't talk to him he's wierd' you have to go 'Damn straight I am!!'.
Also, in my mind, popular stuff is intrinsically bad. It's who I am.