ladyislingering

I could absolutely hate someone for their stupid behavior and the minute they mention an artist I really love, I feel like I can dig them ... just a little.

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Engine

This is the truest, most relatable thing you've ever said, lady.

I'll forgive a lot of people who want to talk about good music. It's like they are a new person in my eyes.

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Like an arrow,
I was only passing through.

ladyislingering

I wear a tiny little badge of Sparks' "Kimono My House" album cover on my work lanyard/work badge holder thing and I have a theory that anyone who recognizes it is worth talking to.

A couple people have, and I'm just standing there like "BRETHREN!"

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Musikwala

People around me are not as passionate about music as I am. And sometimes they settle for crap music on the radio. So that is why I turn to forums such as this one.

butthead aka 216

Lately its been tough. My friends aren't very interested on music thsts new to them. I throw on tunes n they are just background music. I want ppl to like what I like sometome. God I need more underage friends

Stickysmash

My whole life i have just had music either come across my ears because it is popular or because someone i know liked/listened to it. any one else? it makes me feel guilty but i've been happy doing it this way and never had a lack of great music to listen to.

Sequoioideae

I generally don't bring up music anymore when talking to co-workers or someone who I know is a casual music listener. It's not bad to like whatever's played on the radio, but I swear people find out that I listen to "weird stuff" and they pick on me about it all the time. It's rather annoying, I actually got accused of listening to music that's "different" for the sake of being different. That really pissed me off and I let them know how much of a dickhead they are. I do like talking about music when I meet someone who shares at least a band or two in their library, but that's few and far between here. I've mentioned artists like Aphex Twin, Black Flag, John Cage, Philip Glass, Stockhausen, Brian Jonestown Massacre, My Bloody Valentine, and I receive confused looks. People then accuse me of being something along the lines of being a "hipster" which is beyond stupid. Seriously, why can't I just like the music I like without being judged solely on whether or not someone else has heard of it?

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God Is My Solar System

RoxyRollah

I try and I try to talk to other humans, and it never works...soo yes...I think I am gonna stop

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Silenzio

It's almost the same situation for me.
Basically, I convinced myself to make useless, shallow small-talk if I have to deal with people. Or let them talk.
The thing is, I can't believe how simple-thinking and narrow-minded people are around me, I don't want to deal with them.

Usually in school when I talk about music, nobody can relate to it. The only one who can is my music teacher, so doing presentations is nice at least.
At home I tried introducing my sister to various bands and genres, it didn't work out. Nowadays I don't even try anymore to speak to that human being.
My mom herself says "I don't understand enough about music to talk with you about it." Mostly she listens to my analyses but doesn't understand it.

So technically, the only people I talk about music are people on the internet. What bothers me is... why do you distinguish between people IRL and online?
People you meet online exist in this world, maybe they're not living in your country. There are time-zone differences, yes, but the time you spend online is real time.
The truth is, I appreciate people I know from the internet as much as those sitting next to me. Maybe even more, since I can talk about music with them.

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djchameleon

The reason for the separation is because online you can focus find the people that you want to talk to and know that you will be able to hold a better conversation with them as opposed to people that you interact with on a daily basis where you have actually stare them in the face.

Saying IRL and online doesn't mean that online people aren't real.

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Fame, fortune, power, titties. People say these are the most crucial things in life, but you can have a pocket full o' gold and it doesn't mean sh*t if you don't have someone to share that gold with. Seems simple. Yet it's an important lesson to learn. Even lone wolves run in packs sometimes.