2010-03-14, 01:14 AM
My tastes > Your tastes, always. These arguments are dumb and get nobody anywhere. Not everyone has the same tastes, and you shouldn't care that other people don't have the same tastes as you. Just because you like something doesn't mean everyone will, and just because you hate something doesn't mean everyone will. You can have a piece that you regard as your absolute favorite, but you should realize that not everyone will find it as breathtaking as you do.
It's a silly argument, like arguing over why your dad can beat up some other kid's dad.
Billy: My dad works as a mechanic, so he lifts stuff all day and does manly work!
Bob: Oh, really? Well, while your dad is busy lifting wrenches, my dad lifts weights after fu[size=2[cking[/size] my mother in the nose because he's so awesome.
Billy: OH YEAH?! WELL MY DAD IS MY MOM!
Bob: You think he's SOOOOOOO cool! Does your dad love you tenderly at night like my dad does!?
Billy: YEA- wait, what?
http://papayafriends.webs.com/05.mp3
I like this song, and I don't give a damn if nobody else does. I don't care what you think of me for liking this song, and I acknowledge that not everyone will like it.
Having the "x is shit automatically because it belongs to y" is thinking that does nothing but make you hate something without trying it. You have the mindset that it won't interest you, so don't take it seriously. Under normal circumstances you may have liked it. But by this point, even if you gave it a try, you'd have the thought in your head that you won't like it, so you don't really give it a serious shot at winning you over.
That's not to say I'm not guilty of doing this. I'm sure everyone has something they dislike deep down inside and wont seriously give a chance to appeal to them.
I don't have a preferred genre of music. I hardly even know how to group music into categories (difference between Techno and "house" music?). I just listen to whatever I listen to. If I like it, I like it. This means my song library has a wide variety of songs I like, that could range from rock/metal to calming orchestrated pieces, to whatever the hell else. I don't care to look up what genre the songs I like are. I like what I like and that's all that matters to me.
It's a silly argument, like arguing over why your dad can beat up some other kid's dad.
Billy: My dad works as a mechanic, so he lifts stuff all day and does manly work!
Bob: Oh, really? Well, while your dad is busy lifting wrenches, my dad lifts weights after fu[size=2[cking[/size] my mother in the nose because he's so awesome.
Billy: OH YEAH?! WELL MY DAD IS MY MOM!
Bob: You think he's SOOOOOOO cool! Does your dad love you tenderly at night like my dad does!?
Billy: YEA- wait, what?
http://papayafriends.webs.com/05.mp3
I like this song, and I don't give a damn if nobody else does. I don't care what you think of me for liking this song, and I acknowledge that not everyone will like it.
Having the "x is shit automatically because it belongs to y" is thinking that does nothing but make you hate something without trying it. You have the mindset that it won't interest you, so don't take it seriously. Under normal circumstances you may have liked it. But by this point, even if you gave it a try, you'd have the thought in your head that you won't like it, so you don't really give it a serious shot at winning you over.
That's not to say I'm not guilty of doing this. I'm sure everyone has something they dislike deep down inside and wont seriously give a chance to appeal to them.
Avoidant Wrote:In most conversations like these, the people scoffing at mainstream music tend to list metal as their preferred genre. I honestly wish I took screenshots of threads like these just so I could show you all of them. I didn't mean to insult the genre, just the fans who can't shut up about it.
I don't have a preferred genre of music. I hardly even know how to group music into categories (difference between Techno and "house" music?). I just listen to whatever I listen to. If I like it, I like it. This means my song library has a wide variety of songs I like, that could range from rock/metal to calming orchestrated pieces, to whatever the hell else. I don't care to look up what genre the songs I like are. I like what I like and that's all that matters to me.