Does pop culture deserve serious study?

[Reborn]

I think that popular culture should be studied in schools, especially music. Often the challenges which artists must overcome to become who they are now are very inspiring. We can learn from their perseverance and the struggles they faced, which students often experience too. We can learn that you can be anything that you want to be when you put in the effort and keep persevering.

[Caite-chan]

I don't see why not. I mean we study more useless and pointless things. But this would actually be good.

[Reborn]

Yes. Thats exactly my point.

[Teddiursa of the Sky]

Originally Posted by Caite-chan

I don't see why not. I mean we study more useless and pointless things. But this would actually be good.

Like what?

[ArceusTheCreator]

Originally Posted by Reborn

I think that popular culture should be studied in schools, especially music. Often the challenges which artists must overcome to become who they are now are very inspiring. We can learn from their perseverance and the struggles they faced, which students often experience too. We can learn that you can be anything that you want to be when you put in the effort and keep persevering.

Yes but then kids have to listen to the crap thats on the radio as if they dont get enough of that noise pollution anyway.

[Operative]

Originally Posted by ArceusTheCreator

Yes but then kids have to listen to the crap thats on the radio as if they dont get enough of that noise pollution anyway.

implying that everything on the radio is crap

will agree that a lot of it is, though

[ArceusTheCreator]

>implying
No i was giving an opinion to each there own,I just know personally if I was subjected to that in a class i would give the teacher hell I can't stand mainstream music.

[Operative]

Just because you're popular, doesn't mean you're bad. A large fanbase doesn't make an artist worse, it's the artist themselves that makes them worse. A person doesn't lose talent as they gain listeners.

[The pokemaster]

Pop culture could be interesting to study, for sure. I'd totally take a subject like that, I like that sort of thing and I could see myself studying that ahah.

[ArceusTheCreator]

Originally Posted by operative

just because you're popular, doesn't mean you're bad. A large fanbase doesn't make an artist worse, it's the artist themselves that makes them worse. A person doesn't lose talent as they gain listeners.

have you listened to greenday?

[Operative]

Originally Posted by ArceusTheCreator

have you listened to greenday?

Green Day wasn't good to begin with.

But in general, there is no real correlation between the quantity of your fanbase and the quality of your music.

[Teddiursa of the Sky]

Originally Posted by Operative

Green Day wasn't good to begin with.

But in general, there is no real correlation between the quantity of your fanbase and the quality of your music.

I disagree. When an artist starts to get a large fanbase, they will eventually be pressured to change their style in order to please their audience, or they will lose fans because they do not change their style at all. Overall, it is a turd sandwich in which an artist will have to change eventually. With the change comes varying opinions about what is good. Now, you say Green Day was never good. I disagree. I think they were good around their beginning.

[ArceusTheCreator]

Originally Posted by Teddiursa of the Sky

I disagree. When an artist starts to get a large fanbase, they will eventually be pressured to change their style in order to please their audience, or they will lose fans because they do not change their style at all. Overall, it is a turd sandwich in which an artist will have to change eventually. With the change comes varying opinions about what is good. Now, you say Green Day was never good. I disagree. I think they were good around their beginning.

Then they changed due to mounting pressure.I love old greenday...new greenday not so much.

[Teddiursa of the Sky]

Originally Posted by ArceusTheCreator

Then they changed due to mounting pressure.I love old greenday...new greenday not so much.

Oh, indeed they did. That's what I am saying about artists. They change because they grow popular.

[LS]

Originally Posted by Operative

Green Day wasn't good to begin with.

But in general, there is no real correlation between the quantity of your fanbase and the quality of your music.

Opinions are funny

Originally Posted by Teddiursa of the Sky

Oh, indeed they did. That's what I am saying about artists. They change because they grow popular.

Green day merely tried a different style. And hey, some people liked it. Sure the old fans were a bit "meh" about it but instead of doing more of the same, whats wrong with a fresh new style?

People spend too much time comparing "old to new" but realistically if you were just a huge fan you wouldn't need to compare but love them for what they are and what they stand for.

Also pop culture in schools is kinda meh since we learn enough just by living.