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Originally Posted by Rjinn
I don't see the point of judging actual music based on popularity unless you're trying to be rebellious or fit in with the crowd.
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I hear you, but it goes i little deeper than that in my head. I didn't explain it in great detail...
it's possible to like something simply because it is the norm. A familiar sound, or something that is repeated so much that you've convinced yourself you like it. I don't listen to the radio every day, or even every week, but the same songs are repeated within a 2 or 3 hour cycle on most pop stations. If someone listens to the radio all the time, I wonder whether they actually enjoy the music they're listening to (after months of hearing the same songs) or whether they have been exposed to it so much they've simply been convinced that they do.
In a similar situation, people may genuinely like something because many other people like it (see the book 'nudge' and/or anything on persuasion and influence). I'm wondering if anyone would take anything like this into consideration when they think about their answer. If you take these two factors away from current pop music (which is what I tried to do with the question, but I should have explained in greater detail) then would anyone see their opinion changing?
I'm a curious one when it comes to how other people think. (Again, I'm not bashing pop music)