Really? Especially in music? Why is it considered that listening only to metal is a bad thing? Why is liking more or vastly different things considered more sophisticated?
Why is being open-minded considered generally a good thing?
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cause people feel it gives you a wider view of the world and a better base to judge things on?
I dunno.
I dunno.
Demilich
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I don't get it, never really got it. I mean, if forcing yourself to listen to as many styles as possible to "stay openminded" sounds kinda dumb to me. I take things at my pace. I decide which genres I check out now and which ones wait. I think this is a very interesting topic, glad you brought it up!
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I am kinda open-minded when it comes to music I guess. I like a lot of diffeent styles. I dunno if you would callit open-mindedmess though.
When it comes to total open-mindedness though, I piss in its face. It breeds mediocrity.
When it comes to total open-mindedness though, I piss in its face. It breeds mediocrity.
Mormagil
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imo it depends on your reasons for liking something; a lot of people think trying anything once and being completely devoid of all conviction = open-mindedness, which is ridiculous. on the other hand someone who is able to find something to appreciate in a wider variety of things will have a more enjoyable existence. assuming we're talking about artistic open-mindedness. in other fields there are plenty of compelling reasons not to have rigid unchanging views
a poor analogy would be someone who only eats pancakes all the time and thinks people who eat things other than pancakes only do it because they think it makes them "better"
a poor analogy would be someone who only eats pancakes all the time and thinks people who eat things other than pancakes only do it because they think it makes them "better"
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Well. There's a bit of a difference between liking lots of stuff and what you call "total open-mindedness", i.e. trying to see quality in every piece of crap ever and trying to force yourself to listen to stuff you feel you probably won't like.Doomcifer said:
I mean people are all like "BU WUH HUH THE BEATLES ARE SO GREAT" and I'm like "no, they fucking suck." and they're like "BU WUH HUH YOU HAVENT LISTENED" and I'm like "no, and I do not give a shit" and I won the conversation because I was awesome
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Erik said:
LMAO...I see right through your bullshit, and I agree.
I see what you're getting at.
Im getting drunk from my remainders of last night.
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I think anyone who refuses to listen to something "on principle" is an idiot (you're the biggest one, Erik 
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I think anyone who listens to eclectic styles to seem "open-minded" is a jackass (some people say "I like everything"... bullshit)
That said, I'd rather listen to something before I completely damn it to hell. It gives me more ammo (see Celtic Frost thread)
)I think anyone who listens to eclectic styles to seem "open-minded" is a jackass (some people say "I like everything"... bullshit)
That said, I'd rather listen to something before I completely damn it to hell. It gives me more ammo (see Celtic Frost thread)
This is where you need to say WHY as well, since this is basically what I was trying to get at. Do you even have good reasons?Dick Sirloin said:I think anyone who refuses to listen to something "on principle" is an idiot (you're the biggest one, Erik
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I'll tell you
There is a lot of good music out there and some will say that only some genres are good,
I like. Rock, and I like what rock came from, blues...deal with it, fags, there is lots of good shit out there
There is a lot of good music out there and some will say that only some genres are good,
I like. Rock, and I like what rock came from, blues...deal with it, fags, there is lots of good shit out there
Demonspell
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I don't force myself to enjoy anything, musical diversity is something entirely natural for me, and while I am generally very open minded concerning music I know there are some genres I could never tolerate and therefore avoid. I see no reason to be dogmatic about any sort of art, but there is such a thing as being too open-minded when it starts to cloud your capacity for judgement. I think imposing restrictions on yourself is far too limiting, and discourages the thrill of discovering great art.
I'm with BWD on the "listen before condemning" thing, if only because it allows for more sensible and/or in-depth bashing.
I'm with BWD on the "listen before condemning" thing, if only because it allows for more sensible and/or in-depth bashing.
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That's an absolutely gay and lying reason. What if I don't want to "completely damn it to hell", just fucking ignore it because I don't want anything to do with it?Dick Sirloin said:
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whatever floats your boat erik. As I said, i'll listen to just about anything, if I like it great. If not, oh well.
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Erik said:
Fine with me
As far as the question in general... my philosophy is "listen to whatever the fuck you like, but never put your fingers over your ears and REFUSE to listen to something you don't think you will enjoy." By the way, I don't think listening regularly to rap, metal, rock, classical, reggae, gaycore, kentucky jive, etc makes someone sophistocated. You are only sophistocated if you have the same playlist as I do
Look, you're supposed to be better at arguing than this. Do it rightDick Sirloin said:
As it stands, you're just reinforcing my point that being closed-minded is awesome
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