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Originally Posted by Vetiver
What annoys me about such people? Their inherent laziness and unwillingness to discover art for themselves (I’ve always considered such a quest to be part of one’s spirituality), their belief that anything that isn’t popular or mainstream isn’t good enough, and the fact that they come across as indoctrinated tools.
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Maybe people just approach and listen to music differently than you. And maybe that's okay? I don't think the people you're talking about have some weird belief that: "If it's not on the radio and it's not popular, then it's obviously not good and I only listen to good music!" - I think what's more likely is that they turn on the top 40 radio (or whatever the equivalent is today, a contemporary pop playlist perhaps), they get to hear some catchy hooks and some polished earworms, and it makes them happy and/or they enjoy it. Isn't that the whole point of music? Indoctrinated? Come on, now.
Besides, most young people use streaming services and Youtube which has democratized how most people listen to and discover new music. They may start with a popular song they like, and the algorithm does the work in recommending them other songs, often times less popular, that they might also enjoy. It's a much better system than the options we used to have - terrestrial radio and MTV, etc. We don't even have to call into radio shows to get them to play specific songs we want to hear anymore (and that's if we were lucky enough to catch the name of the song) - aint that a beautiful thing?