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Comment author: fubarobfusco 30 October 2014 07:40:05AM 1 point [-]

One possible generalization: Being insecure about personal preferences, and so seeking to show that one's personal likes are rooted directly in something universal — something outside one's own personal history, culture, subculture, upbringing, etc.