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On Taste Relativism and Judgement
psyne:
Casull, there might be some correlation there, but again it's not like that's a definite thing in any way. One of my best friends is very smart, political, well educated, and very into the internet and pop culture. She loves bubblegum pop and just about everything Disney. Actually, one of the things I've always liked about her is that she has no shame about her music taste - a lot of the stuff she listens to is on the embarrassing side, even to people who listen to current mainstream - she's more into N'sync and Hannah Montana, and she's in college. Her attitude is basically, "Yeah I know it's ridiculous and technically crappy, but I love it and it's fun so whatever!"
Jackie Blue:
--- Quote from: casull on 30 Jan 2008, 19:58 ---listening to music outside the mainstream has a very high correlation for them being an all-around educated person
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Whoah, buddy, I could not disagree with this statement more.
I mean, have you ever tried to talk to young "oldschool punk" kids?
casull:
People who focus singlemindedly on a single obscure genre as a fashion statement don't count, because they're stupid. Like junior senior says, there's too much good stuff out there to ignore it.
@psyne: I have definitely met people who are very... culturally aware, yet manage to have shit taste. Not saying it doesn't happen. I'm saying that good taste is an indicator of a kind of cultural awareness that I like, not the other way around. I know plenty of generally culturally-informed people who like lame music.
Patrick:
I judge people if they listen to Mary McCaslin. This may or may not be entirely due to the fact that my stepmother listens to her and is also a shit person.
It's not rooted in anything rational or concrete, I admit, but that's the way it is. Bad experiences can play a major factor in how we humans do things in life. If we hadn't evolved the ability to learn from past situations, we'd probably be dead by now.
JackyL:
Usually when I become good friends with someone I start listening to the music they like. I find that my friendship with someone is often a good indicator that I will appreciate their musical tastes, and if I don't? So what! Compatible relationships are rarely purely based on musical tastes and I think other things are far more important.
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