OFF: Discussing music

[ross.reyes]

>
> I agree.  And, in a sense, you are arguing the case for "relativism."
> a statement like "it sucks!" lacks a huge amount of context that is
>otherwise present when someone supplies supporting argument and says,
>nstead, "it sucks because ..."  It is the supporting argument that
>allows us to place the originator in an appropriate mind space>
> >relative to us.  And, once placed, we can better evaluate their input
> n relation to our own beliefs.


voting isn't all bad.  it's just a statistical measure of likes and
dislikes.  Measure the votes first, then ask qustions if something
doesn't make sense.  We usaually analyze the data after it's
been gatherered, not before, or while in the process.  `

Just an engineer's perspective.

RR