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undangerous-367 t1_ixjt43w wrote
Reply to comment by Thai_Lord in ELI5: Why do humans like music? by [deleted]
I don't listen to music. And I'm a mathematician. So your response was funny to me. I don't hate it. But I do not listen to it of my own accord and don't have music playing in my car. I am not dead inside. I just think music is so obviously synthetic sound and I prefer the natural sounds of birds and wind and such. It's so weird to me that people can't just pause and listen to the natural world around them. How can you possibly listen to music that much? Do you not have a job, or conversation with humans, or sleep, or a moment to just be?!? When I encounter people who listen to music to this extreme I always wonder why you're constantly trying to avoid having a conversation with yourself and why you are so afraid of the fact that people can be genuinely good and joyful people without listening to a single song all day long.
Thai_Lord t1_ixjtim0 wrote
But they're not good and joyful, is the point I guess you missed. They're all terrifyingly weird.
undangerous-367 t1_ixjtyy7 wrote
Haha, I assure you I am incredibly joyful and a good person. I don't force anyone to turn off their music. I just don't turn it on myself. It's not as uncommon as you think and your immediate judgement is definitely a part of you that makes you less than perfectly good. Not everyone loves music and that is absolutely okay. You might try reading a book for an hour instead of listening to music you'll find yourself becoming good and joyful before you know it!
Thai_Lord t1_ixju96m wrote
Dude I write books for a living and I have to write in complete silence lol. We're both agreeing about the same thing, I'm just being kind of a dick.
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