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Would you rather have unique tastes that make you relatable to no one or would you rather have preferences that put you in a category of people that makes you r

by toolz 5y ago

Would you rather have unique tastes that make you relatable to no one or would you rather have preferences that put you in a category of people that makes you relatable and approachable? I've never understood this aversion to "basic" - it feels like vanity to me when people have a desire to be unique just for the sake of standing out. It seems like society would collapse if everyone was truly unique. Maybe you or someone else can correct me if this desire to be different isn't just vanity

tinco 5y ago
Maybe if you were less basic you would understand, and you could join those unique individuals with a grasp on why humans are vain.
- toolz 5y ago
  Maybe, but alas, I'm basic and wouldn't change it for the world. I value other humans too much to try and distance myself from them. We're social animals, it seems natural and good to embrace that.
wodenokoto 5y ago
"Basic" means stupid, or at least simple minded. It doesn't refer to common, or normal, which would be the opposite of unique. Parent is saying "If you are a simpleton, who doesn't understand art, then ...."
- toolz 5y ago
  That seems like a very uncharitable interpretation, especially since the word itself doesn't mean anything of the sort. Basic means fundamental or rudimentary. I take "basic techie" to mean a person with many of the fundamental things that make up typical techies. Even the most upvoted urban dictionary definition has the first definition as: "Used to describe someone devoid of defining characteristics that might make a person interesting, extraordinary, or just simply worth devoting time or attention to." Which says nothing about someones intelligence. Granted the next definition does mention being stupid, I hardly think it's fair to interpret a comment in this context as being hostile in the least.

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Would you rather have unique tastes that make you relatable to no one or would you rather have preferences that put you in a category of people that makes you r

by toolz 5y ago

tinco 5y ago
Maybe if you were less basic you would understand, and you could join those unique individuals with a grasp on why humans are vain.
- toolz 5y ago
  Maybe, but alas, I'm basic and wouldn't change it for the world. I value other humans too much to try and distance myself from them. We're social animals, it seems natural and good to embrace that.
wodenokoto 5y ago
"Basic" means stupid, or at least simple minded. It doesn't refer to common, or normal, which would be the opposite of unique. Parent is saying "If you are a simpleton, who doesn't understand art, then ...."
- toolz 5y ago
  That seems like a very uncharitable interpretation, especially since the word itself doesn't mean anything of the sort. Basic means fundamental or rudimentary. I take "basic techie" to mean a person with many of the fundamental things that make up typical techies. Even the most upvoted urban dictionary definition has the first definition as: "Used to describe someone devoid of defining characteristics that might make a person interesting, extraordinary, or just simply worth devoting time or attention to." Which says nothing about someones intelligence. Granted the next definition does mention being stupid, I hardly think it's fair to interpret a comment in this context as being hostile in the least.