LogFAQs > #972893974

adjl posted...

That said, if everyone likes something and you don't, it's very possible that that's because you're somehow approaching it wrong or could otherwise change something to have a better time.

Strongly disagree, since there's almost no universally-beloved things in the world. Even if something has mass appeal, it's more likely that somebody just doesn't like it than it is a matter of trying to find out how to appreciate it. American Dad did a whole episode about sports, but I still don't like them.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

For instance, if you are discussing whether or not a specific comic book is good, the opinions of someone who has spent the last 40 years reading thousands and thousands of comics are probably slightly more valuable than the opinions of someone who has literally never seen a comic book at all. One of those opinions is based on an in-depth understanding of the medium and comparison to tons of other examples, the other is rooted in complete ignorance and knee-jerk assumptions. From there, "misinformed" opinions (based on factually incorrect knowledge) are potentially even worse than uninformed ones.

Given the nature of meta, I don't feel that's necessarily true. There comes a certain point where audiences get insular and weird, which is sometimes known as the AEW Effect.