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People on HN are not as young as you think, and Eno is not such a one-trick pony that the music he makes himself has much resemblance to the more mainstream amo

People on HN are not as young as you think, and Eno is not such a one-trick pony that the music he makes himself has much resemblance to the more mainstream amongst the bands he's produced. So I suspect that your downvotes are for broadcasting unfair assumptions as justification for wilful philistinism.

rblatz 6y ago
Yes I’m a philistine for not spending the time to listen to old music by a dude that made a bunch of music with bands that I don’t particularly like. I knew the name, but nothing else until tonight. He seems very popular, that’s great I don’t really care for a lot of music made before my time. And I don’t care for what he has done during my time. Coldplay boring, David Bowie never got into this music. U2 well let’s just say I was one of the people that went through the process to get their free album removed from my iTunes account. Eno seems exactly the type of music I wouldn’t care for. The fact that I made it this far without knowing who he is and finding all the stuff he has touched not what I like seems to validate that. At what point is it no longer my burden to explore something more until I am no longer a philistine in your opinion?
- inopinatus 6y ago
  Intentionally broadcasting a lack of knowledge of someone's oeuvre and using that total pig-head ignorance as some kind badge of honour is grade-A philistinism. > At what point is it no longer my burden to explore something more until I am no longer a philistine in your opinion Well, since you ask, I have to suggest just try talking about something you actually know anything about, or are interested in, rather than wasting everyone's time spruiking your incompetence and taking a shit on everyone else's interests. What you do with this feedback remains up to you.

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People on HN are not as young as you think, and Eno is not such a one-trick pony that the music he makes himself has much resemblance to the more mainstream amo

by inopinatus 6y ago

rblatz 6y ago
Yes I’m a philistine for not spending the time to listen to old music by a dude that made a bunch of music with bands that I don’t particularly like. I knew the name, but nothing else until tonight. He seems very popular, that’s great I don’t really care for a lot of music made before my time. And I don’t care for what he has done during my time. Coldplay boring, David Bowie never got into this music. U2 well let’s just say I was one of the people that went through the process to get their free album removed from my iTunes account. Eno seems exactly the type of music I wouldn’t care for. The fact that I made it this far without knowing who he is and finding all the stuff he has touched not what I like seems to validate that. At what point is it no longer my burden to explore something more until I am no longer a philistine in your opinion?
- inopinatus 6y ago
  Intentionally broadcasting a lack of knowledge of someone's oeuvre and using that total pig-head ignorance as some kind badge of honour is grade-A philistinism. > At what point is it no longer my burden to explore something more until I am no longer a philistine in your opinion Well, since you ask, I have to suggest just try talking about something you actually know anything about, or are interested in, rather than wasting everyone's time spruiking your incompetence and taking a shit on everyone else's interests. What you do with this feedback remains up to you.