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how does it feel up on that high horse? there are no absolutes in music (as an art form) so you really can't say that Diplo is less important than Dylan until l

by colbyh 9y ago

how does it feel up on that high horse? there are no absolutes in music (as an art form) so you really can't say that Diplo is less important than Dylan until long after both are dead. even then, Diplo is influencing a ton of kids and will have impact that way for decades to come so where do you draw the line? Dylan himself probably never thought he'd be as important a musician as his heroes - Elvis, Little Richard, etc. but now they are all in the same conversation. music is fun. the expected almost never happens.

coldtea 9y ago
>how does it feel up on that high horse? It feels great. It's called culture, and being aware of it, not a blind consumer of what tastes good (McDonalds tastes good too). >there are no absolutes in music (as an art form) No, but human culture has, and always had, a way to prfioritize what's important and what's not besides mere consumption or influence (crap has also influenced a lot of imitators). >Dylan himself probably never thought he'd be as important a musician as his heroes - Elvis, Little Richard, etc. but now they are all in the same conversation. That's irrelevant though, because it's not the artist that determines their own worth but their work, its quality, and its cultural impact. >music is fun. the expected almost never happens. Except with TSwift, Diplo and co songs. Where it almost always happens.
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- colbyh 9y ago
  >It feels great. It's called culture, and being aware of it, not a blind consumer of what tastes good (McDonalds tastes good too). oh please, elitism isn't culture it's a perspective. you have a perspective about the things you like which is no more or less valid than anyone else's. no matter how enlightened you think you are when it comes to music I promise there is an entire subculture that finds your tastes closer to "blind consumption" than "true music fan". 100% relative. >No, but human culture has, and always had, a way to prfioritize what's important and what's not besides mere consumption or influence (crap has also influenced a lot of imitators). please, please describe for me this mechanism by which "human culture" has prioritized important art. I would love to hear what unassailable framework you think draws a line between "important" and "crap".

by colbyh 9y ago

coldtea 9y ago

>how does it feel up on that high horse? It feels great. It's called culture, and being aware of it, not a blind consumer of what tastes good (McDonalds tastes good too). >there are no absolutes in music (as an art form) No, but human culture has, and always had, a way to prfioritize what's important and what's not besides mere consumption or influence (crap has also influenced a lot of imitators). >Dylan himself probably never thought he'd be as important a musician as his heroes - Elvis, Little Richard, etc. but now they are all in the same conversation. That's irrelevant though, because it's not the artist that determines their own worth but their work, its quality, and its cultural impact. >music is fun. the expected almost never happens. Except with TSwift, Diplo and co songs. Where it almost always happens.

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colbyh 9y ago
>It feels great. It's called culture, and being aware of it, not a blind consumer of what tastes good (McDonalds tastes good too). oh please, elitism isn't culture it's a perspective. you have a perspective about the things you like which is no more or less valid than anyone else's. no matter how enlightened you think you are when it comes to music I promise there is an entire subculture that finds your tastes closer to "blind consumption" than "true music fan". 100% relative. >No, but human culture has, and always had, a way to prfioritize what's important and what's not besides mere consumption or influence (crap has also influenced a lot of imitators). please, please describe for me this mechanism by which "human culture" has prioritized important art. I would love to hear what unassailable framework you think draws a line between "important" and "crap".