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I have a discomfort about people showing off their consumption habits or tastes. The other day I read a sentence like, "I admire a person who listens to tastefu
by sevagh 5y ago
I have a discomfort about people showing off their consumption habits or tastes. The other day I read a sentence like, "I admire a person who listens to tasteful music, does their research and has a carefully curated music hobby" or something. As if there's a pride or effort to be had in being a "more discerning" passive consumer.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoThere's "showing off", and there's having "pride" and putting in "effort". I don't think these are the same. It does take effort to become a more discerning (even if passive) consumer. That doesn't make you a superior person in some broader sense, and I'd also be uncomfortable with someone showing off about this. But taking some (mostly innder) pride at putting in the work? Why is that a problem?
- sevagh 5y ago>(mostly innder) I suppose the problem is when it stops being inner, and it starts spilling outward.