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by fmblwntr 2769 days ago
Everybody says this all the time, to such an extent that an article was written to express the contrary view

I'm also pretty sure that given a famous "highbrow" literature or art work, you could easily find plenty of respected critics who think it's shit, and vice versa for "lowbrow" works.

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The article itself is an example of the same phenomenon!

"Philistines say these unreadable books are garbage, but sophisticates like me say they have great merit."