[OT] Extra time spent

[Chris via Digitalmars-d]

On Friday, 6 June 2014 at 04:02:22 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
> On Friday, 6 June 2014 at 02:21:45 UTC, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>> On 6/5/2014 6:08 PM, deadalnix wrote:
>>> On Thursday, 5 June 2014 at 14:11:32 UTC, H. S. Teoh via
>>> Digitalmars-d wrote:
>>>> Ha!
>>>>
>>>> Though, truth be told, I can't stand modern pop music.
>>>>
>>
>> My (completely unfounded) belief is that nobody *truly* likes 
>> that stuff. ;)
>>
>
> That is not unfounded.
>
> When you ship music via hardware like CD, having a lot of choice
> cost money. So you need to have a large localized public (as
> nobody will drive 200km to buy a disc).
>
> As a result, the most economically efficient music is the not 
> the
> one that some people like the most, but the one that people
> dislike the least.
>
> The same goes for broadcast medias like TV.
>
> Obviously, the internet era tend to change that quite a bit and
> people tend to be more selective over time.

True, true. People were used to drinking shit beer. Now that 
there is a craft beer revolution and people _do_ have a choice, 
they choose the good stuff over the big standard brands.

It is true, in most cases it is not "it's good, I like it", it's 
"ok, it's the best of the worst, that's why I buy it". Funny 
enough, some people defend shit, only because they're used to it. 
Amazing.

>>>
>>> I always go for metal, goa trance and alike. That keep my 
>>> lizard
>>> brain quiet while my higher cognitive capacity are at work.
>>>
>>> Right now Gamma Ray - Powerplant
>>
>> Yea, I'm similar. It seems kinda weird (even to me), but the 
>> heavier, faster, louder stuff often helps me stay "in the 
>> zone". If I don't have music, or if I play smooth jazz (which 
>> I do normally quite like), then my mind will start to wander.
>>
>> My coding music lately has been anywhere between 
>> not-entirely-mainstream rock/pop/electronic to industrial 
>> metal. Like Kotoko, KMFDM, Thrill Kill Kult, Manson, Crystal 
>> Method, Queensryche, Ohgr/Skinny Puppy, Daft Punk's latest 
>> album, etc. Largely stuff that would probably make most people 
>> go "How does that not distract you?" Somehow it manages to 
>> keep me from distracting myself.
>
> Distracting myself. Yes, that is exactly it :D