Kaj_Sotala comments on Things you are supposed to like - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 22 October 2011 07:42:50PM 19 points [-]

I read somewhere that people who have seen few movies tend to appreciate different kinds of movies than people who have seen lots of movies. Part of the reason is obvious: something that is clichéd and trite to one person may seem like amazingly original and creative to someone who hasn't seen it done over and over. At the same time, a newbie might not appreciate the way some movie turns the cliche upside down.

Something similar probably also applies to other forms of fiction, and possibly to music as well.