• blady_blah@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I remember saying “I don’t listen to music” in high school and half of college because I didn’t feel I could listen to the music I enjoyed without being made fun of. I basically didn’t listen to music until I was in college and I had space to explore what I liked and didn’t like without peer pressure.

    To this day I don’t listen to music in front of anyone other than my wife and kids. I still remember the exact derogatory quote that a person I thought was my friend said in regards to me showing them some music I liked… from about 40 years ago.

    That’s one thing I instill in my kids, everyone is allowed to like and not like what they want and they should not be made fun of for any of their preferences.

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      4 months ago

      Yeah, music is a weird one. I also always said I didn’t listen to music. I did listen to a lot of songs from video games though. When I was annoyed enough I told them something like Rock, but that always led to the question if I can name some artists or songs. Didn’t knew many. I hate these kinds of conversations.

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        4 months ago

        It wasn’t just one experience, that’s just the one that sticks in my mind the most.

        I was also a shy dorky kid and I avoided social conflict and I didn’t care enough to dive into music and find what I liked back then.

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          4 months ago

          Sorry to hear that

          F your so called friend. And I hope you get to enjoy music without shame for the rest of your life