popular philosophy, n.All

Popular philosophy (n.) poses ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a chicken-and-egg question: was Cynicism theoretically crude because it was popular, or popular because it was crude?