Sometimes I'm judgy about other people's aesthetic experiences. "I can't believe you liked THAT" — movie, TV show, etc. This feels wrong. 1/
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Probably better to treat aesthetic experiences like learning experiences: If it works for you, awesome. 4/
There's still a role for criticism, of course, but it crosses the line when its directed at someone else's enjoyment. 5/
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Kinda related: Make Love Not Flamewars https://bitquabit.com/post/make-love-not-flamewars/ … (warning: tech-related, not art-related)
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"I enjoyed ____" "ok" vs "____ is good" "... WAT" -- the latter being a more objective declaration
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yeah good point. some people are kind of asking to have their opinions challenged
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I suspect the stickier problem is that people identify criticism of the thing they like with criticism of *their enjoyment*
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yes because sometimes that's what I'm criticizing :(
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@KevinSimler Sounds reasonable, but... I WANT FEWER PEOPLE TO ENJOY BIG BUDGET MOVIES OR SHOWS THAT CONTAIN GIGANTIC PLOT HOLES. -
if that's your political party's core message, count me in
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i view it sortof as an opt-in thing that is (usually) somewhat negotiated via language
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obliquely reminded of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQpdFqcfr2c …
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this one being the most important. If Top 40 gives you the smiles, pump up the volume! (in your headphones, of course)
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