Are we a self-reinforcing bubble?

[DracoM]

[Nick Armstrong]

Entirely agree, FHG.

[Richard Tarleton]

Well said indeed, ferney. That's most of the hosts out of the woodwork

[Pabmusic]

Good to hear from you Pabs. Lokk forwartd to buying the book. Hope the royalties trickle down to you! My knowledge needs expanding beyond Banks of GW and the Shropshire Lad Songs. Oh that very English sort of yearning.......

Thanks, Ardcarp. I'll post something when it's available.

[oddoneout]

. Even more distressing is intelligent people watching television programmes because 'it's what they'll be discussing at work'; and no doubt one wouldn't wish to be left out of that bubble.

Yes it would be better if they could just 'fess up to wanting to watch the programmes instead of hiding behind some feeble(and ultimately rather self-defeating) excuse.

Though my own view is that education will never help some people

I think that's always been the case, but sadly what increasingly seems to pass for education these days is even less able to equip folks to make a semi-informed choice about their level of ignorance.

[cloughie]

I don't think this forum is a bubble any more than the C of E is a bubble. The problem ,as I understand it as I very rarely use it , with Facebook , which is overwhelmingly the predominant social medium, is that one can create a cocoon of like minded souls and news feeds giving one a distorted view of the world . It differs say from reading the Guardian or Telegraph in its all -pervasiveness and the sheer amount of time people spend on it . Many of these news feeds are poorly evidenced and designed to provoke anger or unthinking consent - anything for a click really .
What is good about this forum is the quality of evidence people use to support their assertions. It is interesting to observe , for want of a better word the psychopathology of some web fora where the commenters know each other well, know their trigger points and almost seem to be spoiling for a fight .
It might be though that the reticence of people on this forum means that the following opinions are rarely heard -
1. Bernard Haitink is an indifferent conductor
2 Katie Derham is an excellent presenter
3 . Twelve tone music will never catch on
4 . On the whole the move to more popular fare on R3 has been a good thing.
Or it could be that those who think these things have chosen to go elsewhere .....

You've got 3 out of 4 there, Uncle Bernie is OK but not God!

[ardcarp]

Well said indeed, ferney. That's most of the hosts out of the woodwork

...and another one!

[Dave2002]

Thanks, Ardcarp. I'll post something when it's available.

Agreed to above, though I was always amused living in Sweden at being called "moron" each morning.

[Beef Oven!]

Agreed to above, though I was always amused living in Sweden at being called "moron" each morning.

LMFAO!

(is that allowed, ferney? )

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

LMFAO!
(is that allowed, ferney? )

I tend to avoid the FA (and other sports') Threads, so it went right over my head.

[Beef Oven!]

I tend to avoid the FA (and other sports') Threads, so it went right over my head.

I don't trust people who don't like football.

[Dave2002]

LMFAO!

(is that allowed, ferney? )

Surely -

http://www.lmfaomusic.com/

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I don't trust people who don't like football.

If it helps - if I'm alone in a room with a tea cosy: yes, I do.

[Pabmusic]

Agreed to above, though I was always amused living in Sweden at being called "moron" each morning.

???

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]