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Modern "music" is shite
engrguy42:
So temperance, it sounds like you're saying there's good and bad engineers out there. And there's good and bad music out there.
Wow. Thanks for the insight. :D
Anyway, I think the one thing that's never discussed in topics like this is a definition of what "good" is. For every person out there, there are 3 different definitions of what "good" is. Nobody defines "good". And most people tend to define "good" subconsciously as "I like it, therefore it's good". Which is ludicrous. Everything's good, and everything's crap, depending on whose opinion it is. And all those opinions are ultimately irrelevant and meaningless. Like saying "I like the color blue, therefore it's the best color".
Now if someone came up with a clearer definition (eg, good musicians = technical skill, innovation, popular with many people, etc.) then we could have a more meaningful discussion. Otherwise it's like most other discussions here...baseless, feeling-driven opinion.
eti:
--- Quote from: james_s on June 03, 2020, 05:36:42 am ---Could somebody remind me what this has to do with engineering? Or even with Covid since that seems to be the secondary topic of the forum these days? Isn't there a better place to rant about how the world sucks and yell at the kids to get off your lawn?
Most of the music from every generation is shite, they don't play the garbage on the oldies station, they play the popular stuff. Fortunately for you, you've got hundreds of years of music to choose from and it is more accessible today than ever before, so you don't have to care the slightest bit what music is being made today, you can listen to whatever you want. It's not like music wears out and becomes unavailable, Mozart sounds pretty much the same today as it sounded 200 years ago.
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#1: This is "General chat", ergo "general" things we chat about, capiche?
#2: goto #1
Cyberdragon:
You used a goto...how dare you use the forbidden instruction! ;D
james_s:
--- Quote from: chriva on June 03, 2020, 05:48:21 am ---james_s: This is in "general chat" ;)
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True, and in most cases I wouldn't take any issue with it. If you hang around here for a while though you might notice that the OP rarely contributes anything related to engineering, almost every one of his posts is an angry rant filled with bitter vitriol. He gives the impression of being an extremely toxic person filled to the brim with contempt and hatred for the world and the people around him and frankly it's a drain. With all the negativity going on already I just don't see a lot of value in coming in here to piss on everyone. It's the same tired old rants over and over, the stereotypical angry old geezer lamenting the passing of his youth, ranting and raving about the world having gone to hell in a handbasket and everything sucks and get off my lawn.
The rants are old, tired and worn out, they've been around for as long as there have been old people. It depresses me to be getting steadily closer to the grave, still healthy but definitely past my peak I also look back fondly at my youth and wish sometimes that I could go back to those times. Despite this, (ignoring current events which are temporary) the world is not such a bad place these days and it could be worse, living through WWII which happened so soon after WWI must have made everything that has happened this year look like a stroll in the park. The current generation of kids will turn out just fine, there will be some good music produced in this era that people will look back fondly off while moaning about the crap being produced in 2070 or whatever, the cycle will repeat.
free_electron:
--- Quote from: themadhippy on June 03, 2020, 02:03:03 pm ---
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Thats exactly what my great great great grandfather said about motzat
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Mozart was the metallica of his time...
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