[Druidic]

When you're young, if you're a fan of obsure books and authors or even of rock music, you feel vindicated when your favorites are obsure. You feel it confirms your discernment and wonderful taste. As you mature you realize a certain truth: if artists in any media don't sell their 'product' they aren't going to make too many more albums or publish too many more books.
It's a sad thing when the artists who give you the most pleasure aren't commercial hits or 'popular.' You know that popular is largely trash, conforming with the lowest common denominator... yet still its a bad deal when quality stuff is relegated to the discount bins.