Mainstream. A Philosophical Discovery. 03-06-2012, 02:21 AM
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NOTE: Yes, the origin of this thread was my dislike in people who suddenly dislike Dubstep because it is popular.
As I was bored in math class, I came to a peculiar subject: Why does someone that can be so immersed in something suddenly have a change in perspective when the thing that he was so immersed in becomes widely-popular.
By widely popular I mean something that which people jokingly stupefy those who lack knowledge of it.
I think this is because once someone has developed an interest in something so unique and endearing in their perspective, they believe that this interest has a role in shaping their individuality and as a means of which distinction can be easily spotted. However, the mistake that people make is that they treat this interest as if it is a "secret" and that only the dedicated can share the interest.
Those people being discussed, seem to be so against what is widely-popular that the action of rebelling against what is widely-popular itself becomes widely-popular. In other words, those that are nonconformist are simply trying too hard (Eg. Jackets when it's cold? Too mainstream) That to be nonconformists and thus this nonconformity eventually evolves and molds itself into conformity.
To make us understand this subject clearly, I will use the Genre of Dubstep as an example (I think this a perfect example, because this is what gave me the idea in the first place). Let's start with the information that Dubstep is now becoming widely-popular. As it becomes mainstream, those that have been listening to it gradually stop listening to it, why? Because Dubstep to them was a part of their individuality, but however, when others start listening to it, it suddenly becomes too well-known to actually create a sense of uniqueness that the person once had. To simplify this, people that listened to Dubstep practically think that Dubstep is some kind of secret that if revealed it loses it's quality.
What's my position on this? Well, I dislike the idea. Think about it, does something becoming so popular actually reduce it's quality? Well of course not. Dubstep, will always be Dubstep (except for the slight variations of even more sub-genres such as brostep), no matter how popular it gets. A counterargument could be "but what if the music gets worse? That changes the quality right?", well, yes. But popularity doesn't play a role. Whether it is popular or not, that certain song wasn't created because of popularity.. There will always be good and bad quality Dubstep, regardless of popularity.
Generally speaking, something becoming widely-popular shouldn't influence a change of perspective in someone's interests.
Thoughts?
As I was bored in math class, I came to a peculiar subject: Why does someone that can be so immersed in something suddenly have a change in perspective when the thing that he was so immersed in becomes widely-popular.
By widely popular I mean something that which people jokingly stupefy those who lack knowledge of it.
I think this is because once someone has developed an interest in something so unique and endearing in their perspective, they believe that this interest has a role in shaping their individuality and as a means of which distinction can be easily spotted. However, the mistake that people make is that they treat this interest as if it is a "secret" and that only the dedicated can share the interest.
Those people being discussed, seem to be so against what is widely-popular that the action of rebelling against what is widely-popular itself becomes widely-popular. In other words, those that are nonconformist are simply trying too hard (Eg. Jackets when it's cold? Too mainstream) That to be nonconformists and thus this nonconformity eventually evolves and molds itself into conformity.
To make us understand this subject clearly, I will use the Genre of Dubstep as an example (I think this a perfect example, because this is what gave me the idea in the first place). Let's start with the information that Dubstep is now becoming widely-popular. As it becomes mainstream, those that have been listening to it gradually stop listening to it, why? Because Dubstep to them was a part of their individuality, but however, when others start listening to it, it suddenly becomes too well-known to actually create a sense of uniqueness that the person once had. To simplify this, people that listened to Dubstep practically think that Dubstep is some kind of secret that if revealed it loses it's quality.
What's my position on this? Well, I dislike the idea. Think about it, does something becoming so popular actually reduce it's quality? Well of course not. Dubstep, will always be Dubstep (except for the slight variations of even more sub-genres such as brostep), no matter how popular it gets. A counterargument could be "but what if the music gets worse? That changes the quality right?", well, yes. But popularity doesn't play a role. Whether it is popular or not, that certain song wasn't created because of popularity.. There will always be good and bad quality Dubstep, regardless of popularity.
Generally speaking, something becoming widely-popular shouldn't influence a change of perspective in someone's interests.
Thoughts?
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