"I am sooooooo popular."
If someone said that out loud, how would you react? Would you agree, would you laugh, would you reply with scathing words? Or would you just wonder, "Why did they say that?"
Now, that's a good question. Why do people consider other people popular? For that matter, what is popularity?
In my dictionary, the word "popular" is defined as such: adj. 1. generally liked and approved. 2. of the people. 3. prevalent.
Okay, so that means three things. The "popular" I'm focusing on is definition number one, "generally liked and approved."
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