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• maxerickson 9y ago
  Most?
  • DEbCB 9y ago
    Yes, most. Most HNers have zero appreciation for serious music. This post announcing the death of David Bowie got 1484 upvotes and 301 comments (and the brave few who criticized it as off-topic got flagged): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10879262 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10879262 By contrast, the death of Boulez, love him or hate him, got two upvotes and zero comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10850214 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10850214 And the deaths of Claudio Abbado and Alexis Weissenberg, as additional examples, were ignored completely.
    • archagon 9y ago
      Well, maybe Boulez should have written music that was actually listenable!
    • _emacsomancer_ 9y ago
      In terms of fame, Bowie is more comparable to Bach than is Boulez, so this seems unsurprising to me.