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Is there nothing of value here for you? Or is there something, but I said it poorly? It's possible that my desire to participate outweighs the potential quality of my contributions.
It's also possible that my "this is harmlessly funny" is your "this embarrasses me."
I don't like contentless discussions of art either, but spewing paragraph after paragraph of awkward, stilted jargon about your hypothetical personal feelings isn't content, especially when they relate to a movie you haven't even seen!
If my friend says "That movie sucked", and I disagree, I ask "why".
If my friend says "I liked the animation, but the timing is terrible. Everyone telegraphs their reactions", that's a discussion of the film that's actually going somewhere.
If my friend says "Like everyone, I enjoy the physical experience of laughter, but-" and five minutes later they're still talking, I take a moment to look back at my life and wonder how I possibly thought it would be a good idea to see a movie with this person.
Upon reflection, I realized that all the information in my post could be condensed into this statement:
"I am upset when I sense that a person's preferences are being generated mostly by social pressure, but I have no way of proving this, and I'm not even sure it would invalidate their enjoyment if it were true."
Thanks for kicking my ass.
I was trying to be funny. Sometimes that backfires. I do see your point, though. I recognize that it's a disordered post. I had an unfinished idea, and I wanted to get it out there.