Apostate_Nate t1_j288e8s wrote on December 30, 2022 at 10:10 AM

Most people don't spend their time thinking about a group of musicians enough for emotions like love and hate. Most people have better shit to do with their lives.

DeadEyeMetal t1_j28btn4 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 10:57 AM

Then they're listening to the wrong musicians or they don't love music. IMO, my favourite musicians contribute so much to my life that they have earned love.

Apostate_Nate t1_j28bzyl wrote on December 30, 2022 at 10:59 AM

Sorry, I'm a musician, I grew up in a family of musicians, music is as much a part of my life as breathing, I wouldn't want to do the second if I couldn't do the first. All that being said, it's a huge jump to go from that to hating a band because of their music. I may dislike the music, I may not listen. I damn sure ain't wasting my time on hate, nor am I interested in spreading that hate to others. It's a waste of time and effort that could be better spent finding something one enjoys instead.

DeadEyeMetal t1_j28f5uy wrote on December 30, 2022 at 11:40 AM

LOL. I'm a musician too and have been playing since the 1970s. TBH, I don't think being musicians entitles us to judge whether other people's life priorities preclude their having a strong emotional response to music.

What really puzzles me is that you responded to my comment with a rant about not hating when the only emotion my comment addressed was love.

Funny old world...

Apostate_Nate t1_j28fie7 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 11:44 AM

There is, again, a big difference between having a strong emotional response to music, and translating that to an emotional response to the person or people who made that music.

And I addressed hate because it's a far more important idea to understand negativity and why it occurs, in my opinion. Actual love (non possessive, freely given, etc) is positive in all forms. But love of a person because of a sound they created is the other side of the coin. I addressed the side that I feel is more important, not hating someone because of a sound they created, as hate isn't healthy in any form.

Edit - and you haven't seen me rant lol. That was a single paragraph.