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by saturdaysaint 3917 days ago
Is there any evidence that a Beatles album is of any higher quality than a Vanilla Ice album?
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a3n 3917 days ago
Yes. Sunday mornings on my local AM oldies station is a Beatles program, featuring songs, old interviews and factoids. Probably lots of stations around the country carry it or similar.

Do the thought experiment. Will there ever be a Sunday Vanilla Ice program forty years after Vanilla Ice was current? I really doubt it.

(Ask a question, you risk responses. :)

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lcswi 3917 days ago
That's just a measure of popularity, not quality (however that could be defined).
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a3n 3917 days ago
Popular music is entertainment. People wouldn't listen to it if they weren't entertained. They're probably entertained.
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ceejayoz 3917 days ago
Thought experiments resulting in "I don't think something will happen in the future" aren't evidence.
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dexterdog 3917 days ago
How does that mean the quality is better?
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justathrow2k 3917 days ago
If we define the metrics by which we judge quality, then possibly yes, possibly no.
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