I am certainly not neuro-typical, but I certainly do get music. This song IS a typical acoustic guitar song with a cute story. Just because someone doesn't particularly enjoy a certain genre doesn't mean they don't "get" music. I also found the song boring beginning to end. It elicited a particular emotional qualia from me, I "understood" it, I'm simply not a fan. I can also see a piece of visual art, have an emotional response, understand what the author intended, and not be a particular fan. That doesn't make me color blind. You are too sure of a lot of things.
Kafke has stated in the thread that music overall does not affect him the way it seems most people are affected by it. Therefore, JakobVirgil is responding to this overall sentiment, the lack of enjoyment of music as a whole, with his "I am sorry for your loss" as much as he is responding to the specific comment of Kafke's when Kafke states he is bored by the song and doesn't get it.
Sure, that's true, but again, that's not what JakobVirgil is responding to and that's not what Kafke has expressed with his post and throughout this thread. Kafke has clearly stated that music as a whole does not affect him the way it seems to affect others. It's not a matter of him not being a fan. JakobVirgil is not calling you colorblind because you found one particular song boring. JakobVirgil is comparing Kafke's specific experience and lack of connection with music similar to colorblindness because it's essentially the lack of a perception that most people seem to have (an appreciation of music).
Either JakobVirgil's too sure of a lot of things, or you're taking a conversation that's not about you and interpreting it to be about you.Just because someone doesn't particularly enjoy a certain genre doesn't mean they don't "get" music.
I got it. I understand the emotions within the song, as well as the overall "mood". Do I reflect that? no. Does it make me like the song more or less? no. This is correct. I can appreciate music I don't like just fine. I'm not a big fan of classical music, but I can recognize the skill and talent that went into it. But I'd say that my "lack of emotional responding" or whatever you'd call it, does indeed have an effect on my music taste. I would agree that it's similar to color blindness.he is bored by the song and doesn't get it.
Kafke has clearly stated that music as a whole does not affect him the way it seems to affect others. It's not a matter of him not being a fan.
JakobVirgil is comparing Kafke's specific experience and lack of connection with music similar to colorblindness because it's essentially the lack of a perception that most people seem to have (an appreciation of music).
Perhaps you were responding talking about people in general, predominantly using yourself as a specific example. Most of your sentences revolved around your perception of music and your opinions, which is why I interpreted your comment as being a personal one. His username is Kafke.
I don't have emotional responses to music. Which is what the article is talking about. It's not about being a fan or not being a fan. Color blindness is an excellent way of putting it. A color blind person can certainly see and appreciate art, but lacks the ability to see certain colors within the art that other people can see. This would alter his experience and make him either like or dislike certain pieces and his opinions would be different than others because of it. He might like a piece because of the way it's organized, and other people could only see the strong contrast in colors that turn them away, which the colorblind person would never see. Alternatively, the color-seeing person could like the color use in a painting and like it for that reason, while a colorblind person might realize it's there (or might not) but can't and doesn't take it into consideration when they critique the piece.I can also see a piece of visual art, have an emotional response, understand what the author intended, and not be a particular fan. That doesn't make me color blind. You are too sure of a lot of things.