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Clippy comments on Enjoying musical fashion: why not? - Less Wrong
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Yes, that's correct. Generally, permitting your valuations or beliefs to be influenced hysteretically in the direction of what's popular is bad. However, because aesthetic judgments have minor epistemic harm, and have instrumental value due to better "bonding" with other humans, that general heuristic does not apply here, so you can safely permit yourself to be drawn toward the judgment of others with respect to music.
I shouldn't, but it's safe for humans.
Clippy, I think we would bond better if you would strongly update towards liking the aesthetic of Radiohead.
Perhaps, but I think the bond strength enhancement would be far greater if you would strongly update towards liking the aesthetic of the paperclip shape for metals.
This is almost undoubtedly true; shared beliefs forge stronger bonds when they are not widely held.