>>7276719"Poptimism’s intentions are true blue. It contends that all pop music deserves a thoughtful listen and a fair shake, that guilty pleasures are really just pleasures, that the music of an Ariana Grande can and should be taken as seriously as that of a U2.
But in practice, the poptimist dogma has been misread and misused. Deployed reflexively, it becomes worshipful of fame."
