[azulum]

it amazes me how much of what is subjectively good is based on reputation alone. like derek jeter winning gold gloves.

but there is a flip side, while you found it cold and lacking intimacy, the people who rave based on reputation alone actually got something out of it—even if just the equivalent to a cheap trinket—they saw someone famous play with other famous people, and thus may have enjoyed it based on reputation alone.

it takes all sorts to make a world.