Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Whats forced though? If its on at work? Tons of terrible songs, that many of the posters here masturbate to, both the **** out of me. If anything, the hardcore music fans are far more irritating than your average pop fan. A pop fan who likely doesn't have nearly the same infatuation with the music they just want to sing along to or dance to.

What most complain about is tweens/teens who are looking for some cultural movement to cling onto so they have a direction to take their life in. Even if these false idols are simply attractive. But when you boil it down like this, you realize these one-post wonder with all their teen angst (which is equally infantile) are simply pissy that teenagers are trying to figure out who they are and they do so through music. Music that arguably has little merit, but has high value in creating social networks for people.

I have almost no respect for these people as they refuse to admit that this music has value for other people. Its both an ignorant and short-sighted world view. As you've said, no ones forced to listen to this music, so whats the problem? I think they won't admit it, but hating this music with the volume they do is their own cultural grip-bar; something to hang onto to bond them to other people.

I'm fine with both, but go post somewhere else.