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_refugee_  ·  3975 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Music Anhedonia: Why some people don't like music

Kafke has stated in the thread that music overall does not affect him the way it seems most people are affected by it. Therefore, JakobVirgil is responding to this overall sentiment, the lack of enjoyment of music as a whole, with his "I am sorry for your loss" as much as he is responding to the specific comment of Kafke's when Kafke states he is bored by the song and doesn't get it.

    Just because someone doesn't particularly enjoy a certain genre doesn't mean they don't "get" music.

Sure, that's true, but again, that's not what JakobVirgil is responding to and that's not what Kafke has expressed with his post and throughout this thread. Kafke has clearly stated that music as a whole does not affect him the way it seems to affect others. It's not a matter of him not being a fan. JakobVirgil is not calling you colorblind because you found one particular song boring. JakobVirgil is comparing Kafke's specific experience and lack of connection with music similar to colorblindness because it's essentially the lack of a perception that most people seem to have (an appreciation of music).

Either JakobVirgil's too sure of a lot of things, or you're taking a conversation that's not about you and interpreting it to be about you.