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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 41 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Rachmaninov fucking slaps, and IPAs are delicious. Not everybody has the same shitty taste as you.

[–] SendPrudes@lemm.ee -2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

I love Chad Lawsons album “Breathe” but haven’t told a single soul IRL. Will listen in my car during long commutes.

His description on irreplaceable, fields of forever and letting go really hit hard during the listen.

So if the idea is people only want status from listening or social drivers to land the act. Then I’m an outlier. Haha. Because I’m so self conscious of the projection of “the type” that listens to it I avoid being seen or known as a listener. If stopped at a light or pulling into a lot will turn it all the way down lol

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

If I like a song by the Spice Girls I’m telling everyone.

I do. It’s 2 Become 1. It’s cheesy as hell and I’ve been listening to it since I was 10 years old. Check it out. You’ll probably hate it. I don’t.

[–] SendPrudes@lemm.ee 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

Haha - I need to take a page out of your book.

I just project as a curious intellectual with things and then also enjoy certain classical music or styles in music that capture classical sounds, but feel like my entire appeal or ability to be convincing is meeting people where they are at and then engaging the more theoretical sides from them, once they realize I’m respectful and trusting and not condescending.

I worry that if I pull into work listening to a concerto that I will no longer have the ability for folks to trust that I really can meet them where they are. lol. And I do educate train and onboard / facilitate comprehensive learnings for larger groups in my health care role. So it’s clearly a passion to be effective with that.

Too much anxiety about something that probably doesnt matter clearly per my down votes. Haha. Feel like there is a stigma in sort of being education providing - and condescending. And it becomes harder to dodge that as the first post indicates if say, the first impression is me listening to classical music whilst drinking an IPA haha. My ability to tease out a theoretical thought exercise conversation in a trusting environment might diminish up front (is the fear) and then I won’t effectively engage in my favorite types of discussions.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I get where you’re coming from. I’m an isolated nobody from nowhere with no interest in anything but riding out my time on this rock haha.

If I had as much to think about, I’d be more conscious of those things as well. You have to be.

Thank goodness I don’t. Sometimes I get depressed when I think about who I am and how nihilism and lack of opportunity has made it impossible for me to participate in humanity (hillbilly from the middle of nowhere, 2nd poorest place in America). I’m glad I don’t have that kind of anxiety though. I’m not built for it.

Or maybe I was. I’ll never know.

We should always talk first and roll our eyes later, huh?