I recently posted a thread saying The Wire hbo tv series was not to my tastes and that while I recognize it’s artistic merit towards the television medium, i found it boring and slow and preferred shows like The Sopranos and Breaking Bad.
Got a bunch of comments along the lines of “lol u just can’t handle how cerebral it is, why don’t you go watch law and order or something more your speed.”
Being elitist about pop media like TV shows is bewildering to me, but reddit has managed to do i
Every single aspect of human existence in western culture is seen through the lens of consumption. As such, the human instinct to find a tribe can only be defined through consumption. What shows we like and what brands we wear define our identity. So any attack on those defining cornerstones, real or not, is met with hostility. You aren’t explaining your personal experience, you’re attacking my tribe. If you don’t like what I like, you’re the other. You’re not a member of my tribe, and I’ll dismiss your opinion in the most belittling way possible because that makes me feel better about my own tastes.
Or at least that’s my take on it.
