Time to call out my lead Viking Kitty for the Zot! I wouldn't mess with her, she runs on 120 VAC, 60 cycles too.
Pansy: b. 1987 -
Posted on 01/27/2006 5:57:28 PM PST by scott7278
I know that feeling.
People don't like being depressed, but most can identify with being depressed. Therefore, songs about that topic will resonate with most people on some level, and people will listen. If people listen, the song will make money for the singer and producer. Supply and demand dictate that if a certain kind of song makes money, more of that kind of song will be produced.
I haven't tried to do any kind of statistical study, but I don't really believe that songs about depression or lost love make up either the majority or a plurality of songs being produced. Maybe some people notice those songs a little more than the others, but I don't remember them being that prevalent.
Bill
What's a CM?
Me too
Oh, they love it, alright.
I'm reminded of a short story where an old woman ran across a telephone service. You could dial a number, and it would give you a feeling of a certain emotion. The old woman dials happiness. She's happy. She dials frustration. She's frustrated.
But then, she reaches mild depression. Not intense, but mild depression. She receives it. Then she goes back. And back. And back. She becomes addicted to dialing mild depression.
Things that are kind of depressing are what sell. People LOVE to feel mildly depressed. It sparks an emotional reaction. People like to emotionally react to something; it shows the power of the material if they can react a certain way.
What, dare I ask, are you doing here, then?
I can't find that anybody pinged you here. Are you searching us out with the intent of mocking and humiliating us?
Please leave us alone and let us enjoy our thread without the tone of ridicule, or I will report you for harrassment.
OH, and by the way, I am 21, not 40.
And there's more people than just us on the weekend night singles thread.
Just depth charged that sucker. Time to move on so I will no longer respond to that insipid fool.
Stay off this thread.
I can see where some people who never truly experience depression might think that depression of any kind might be appealing. They are like the old Romans who upheld chastity as a great virtue but not a virtue that they would practice. Back in my church days, I had a "friend" who used to sing the praises of being single and not depending on women for every little thing. Of course, he had women from the fellowship who did his laundry, his cooking, and wrote his term papers. He went into the missions field and bent all of the rules of his organization to "court" and marry some girl after his first year in the field. If he'd ever really experienced singleness, he would see that there are few positive aspects to this condition. In that sense, I'm sure that there are people who've never really experienced depression who think that depression sounds enjoyable. However, I see no evidence that most people want to be mildly depressed most of the time.
Bill
Your disagreeing with me has made me mildly depressed. PLease...I must hear more!
My grandmother had a Hornet, and that car seemed good to me at the time. I'm not sure whether the car was really that nice or whether I just liked it because I associated the car with my grandmother. Officially, I was supposed to take the car after her death, but I wasn't in a good position in life to have a second car. She had a neighbor who had done a great deal to help her live independently for the last ten or fifteen years of her life, and he wanted the car to teach his grandson to drive. I let him have the car. I halfway think that my grandparents may have had a Rambler before they had the Hornet.
LOL Actually, we're having a nice day here, and I may take a walk. While seeing what used to be a wooded area that has now been bulldozed to make room for more houses is depressing, the overall effect of the walk should make depression less likely for me. If I don't get back to posting, I wish you luck in job hunting this week. If you get an interview, I'd spare them the theory about people enjoying depression. Admittedly, I'm horrible in interviews, but I don't think that theory would help you.
Bill
I'm not really much of a cynic. My experience with people just noted that (no research or statistics) that whenever a depressing song would come on the radio, people would always say, "I love this song. It's real sad." Or the same with sad, tragic movies. I never got it.
:-(
Yep, that's an understatement, (or an under-emoticon-atement if such a word exists ;-) ).
Personally, I see nothing positive about single. I become frustrated with people who try to tell me that there is something positive about it. Being single is horrible. Being single is better than being in a bad marriage, but that statement is analogous to saying that being a paraplegic is better than being quadriplegic. It's technically true but not exactly comforting.
I do allow myself some consolations. I've wanted a pet snake since I was a little kid. I've often been in situations where having one just wouldn't work, and I always talked myself out of getting one. I've also hesitated at times because I realize that I may be an awkward fit as a spouse anyway, and adding "must love reptiles" to the requirement list might be too much to ask. When I started to realize a year ago that marriage just isn't likely to happen for me, I started deciding to fulfill my lifelong desire in this area. Last October, I bought two snakes. They are great pets, and I like them very much. They are one more reason why I may never get married, but at this point, I have nothing to lose and some scaly friendship to gain.
Bill
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