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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 9124056" data-attributes="member: 2525">I think popularity is also not a measure of quality. It's a subjective topic. It's high art to some and low art to others, and entirely depends on the perspective of the viewer. Saying people have a bad track record based on their gut instincts is just another way of saying your tastes are superior. They're not. All tastes are equal. Popularity is just measuring what portion of people have similar tastes. I've seen your argument used countless times in the nerd field to denigrate novels for example. I've seen people say the Harry Potter books are trash because they're not written a certain way. I've seen people say the Twilight novels are trash because they're not written a certain way. I've even seen people say the Lord of the Rings are trash because they're not written a certain way. Every time I find it to be a nasty elitism argument, where some nerds like to think of themselves as superior to other nerds based on some standard which ultimately comes down to personal taste.Tastes are equal. Popularity measures how many people have similar tastes.</blockquote>