Hey Macy, thank you for replying, I think there are similarities to politics too, there seems to be this “my beliefs are me, and therefore, when I feel my beliefs being attacked, I am being attacked” theme throughout all of these discussions. One thing I forgot to mention was also measuring an artist’s worth by their titles or how critically acclaimed their albums are (sorry if I mentioned that already, I’ not with it today.) Even today I found myself looking at a “greatest r&b albums of the 2000s list” multiple times, because I feel as if I still subconsciously want validation for the stuff I listen to (this list be changing every week, which kind of proved my point.) Or that calling Toni Braxton the “Queen Of R&B” will validate my opinions about her. I also think we’d live in a much happier world if we just live and let live 😀