Clorox

Hmmm... i strongly disagree with the thought that it's ok to hate whoever you want for whatever reason you want... i suppose that's mainly because my favorite bit in the bible when i was young was Matthew 5:21... 21"You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' 22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca, ' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell... Even though i've done an awful lot of study and prayer and reformed my beliefs from what was taught to me in my ultra conservative lutheran elementary school, i still think that hate in general is bad and it ought to be avoided. I suppose there shouldn't be a law against it, and i know i'm taking what you said a lot more seriously than what you meant, but still, the idea that one should dislike someone else or dislike a group of people because of their musical taste, that's absurd! Europeans invaded continents without feeling guilty because they couldn't relate to the culture of the people of the land... how awful is it to refuse to empathize with someone just because some aspect of their culture is different from your own. He never judged their character (other than calling them noobs, which may be referring to their music tastes). He simply said they had no standing in the music community. I guess I can't really speak for him. I, on the other hand, was judging their character. What can I say, that's my personality type. As a musician, I don't see anything that wrong with it. If you post here, music is obviously one of the most important things in your life. I think it's fair to say that someone's musical tastes are more important here than elsewhere. It's just like people who play sports: you often see the whole football team hanging out together. Why? Because they share a common interest. They don't necessarily hate non-football players on principle, but they know they are more likely to have likes and dislikes in common with their teammates. That's just how I feel about my music: I know there are cool people who listen to every genre, but I find more in common and therefore favor people who listen to my style of music. It's easier to connect with people who share my tastes, thus, they get favorable treatment. Is it right? I don't know, I guess I don't have a problem with it. Is it logical? Absolutely.

"Hipsters" are frequently making more original music on a day to day basis than anyone else. The music scene has changed completely because of these "hipsters." But has it changed for the better? It's his fucking opinion as to whether or not he likes that style of music and if he hates it that strongly and uses it to judge other people's character, that's his right. How do you know music isn't the most important thing in his life, to the point where he could honestly say he isn't friends with people who don't share his musical tastes? He can hate whoever he wants for whatever reasons he wants, and I think hating pretentious assholes who listen to music he dislikes is a great reason.