If a lot of people I respect like a musician I don't like I try to figure out what's keeping me from enjoying it. It isn't usually dissonant, atonal, or noise music that I find difficult. Often it's pop music that has no appeal to me but obviously appeals to millions. In those cases, instead of being a curmudgeon I try to appreciate what it is these people like.
Sometimes music is like literature. It takes a some effort sometimes but if it's important to you it should be worth it.
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