Poptimist #4

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NOW 100% MORE META: my column for Pitchfork this month, spinning out of a Poptimists post last week.

Comments

Re: A few cents' worth (the remix)

[koganbot]

Good criticism can prevent or supersede bad conversations by offering an alternative.

But people stay in bad conversations for much the same reason they stay in bad relationships: familiarity with the terms, fear of stepping into unknown territory, fear of abandoning one's coping mechanisms.