Pessimistic Views on Poptism

Austerlitz, The pernicious rise of poptimism
This reading, of RPC chapter 4 paired readings, focuses on the overpraising of pop icons, which the authors define as "poptism". The author talks about how the critique of music has drastically changed nowadays; where when a critic reviews music, they go on and say "if you don't like this artist, then you have no taste in music because it is great and amazing" other than actually analyzing the lyrics, melody, and all the other aspects of music. I personally take it as people trying to shove popular culture in someone's face when the popular culture that we live in now is so diverse that each person's sense of good music nowadays can be interconnected. When I read about this, I immediately thought about Beyoncé and how people on Tumblr praise her like a God. They call her queen bee, unfriend people who do not like her, and basically put her on a pedestal. And in a sociological aspect, no music will be the best ever. At one point, all of the big names we know now are going to be oldies and no names that have been replaced by newer artists. So, shoving music in people's faces by saying it's the best ever is kind of hypocritical and useless because that view will change one day due to culture constantly changing, and humans do not live forever. I also think it is an overhype of music nowadays. And it's not that music is bad, it is just that the radio stations constantly play the same songs all the time, and it gets tiring. But there are always some songs that brings back memories but are just forgotten because the hype died. The over saturation of all this music makes it so that the song is good in the beginning, is forgotten, and then brought back up time to time. It is also because everyone can become an artist now, it is not just with talent. I have seen famous people who were known for their acting or comedy go towards the music industry which they do not excel much in but with their fan base already set, it is easier for them to succeed even without talent.