And two more points that simply are below your level of intelligence as you get heated at me for dismissing you, @
Split:
You say my music opinions are safe because you have absolutely no backdrop on music history. It's easier for you to think that than to consider the literally thousands of dollars and hours I've sunk into this hobby. Some of my opinions line up with critical consensus because critics are professional music listeners and often right about things. But I could give you hundreds of examples where I think the consensus critical opinion is wrong on something.
Then there's this:
"Do you listen to anything without immediately evaluating its worth in the grand scheme of pop culture?"
I try not to. It's called objectivity and allows us to separate ourselves from the idiots who only understand their own trigger-happy emotions.