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Has Alternative Become The New Mainstream?

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Tom:

--- Quote from: sandman263 on 01 Jan 2008, 15:33 ---
--- Quote from: zerodrone on 01 Jan 2008, 13:36 ---I think it's also odd that you seem to imply that if there is more of something, then it logically follows that more of it will be good.
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Statistics - if I take a sample of 100 bands, assume I like 25 enough to buy albums. Now say you take a further 100 bands - which do you think is more likely: that I like none of the additional bands, or that there are at least some I like? Now factor in that the selections of 100 are not random, but are based on bands I know I already like? Do you think this will then increase or decrease the chance of me finding more bands I like with each additional 100?

While the number I like may tend towards zero over time (as I exhaust the base of bands), we're not talking about "here's 100 bands at random, do you like them?" - the increase in the number of bands, combined with the fact that some of these may be influenced by bands I already like, combined with my own changing tastes, combined with my ability to choose from the larger set of bands (rather than it being randomly assigned) means that in this case, an increase in the number of bands does logically lead me to believe that more of it will be good to me.

My own experiences, where continuous exploration online of new music has led me to many artists I now passionately follow, backs up my perception of this.

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Is it just me, or is that an extreme example of over simplification?

sandman263:

--- Quote from: n0t_r0bert_b0yle!! on 01 Jan 2008, 17:30 ---Is it just me, or is that an extreme example of over simplification?
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Uhm, no, it's an example of my own experience....where exactly is the over-simplification coming into it?

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