I was taught a very valuable lesson back in late 2014 that has stuck with me over the last decade and helped shape how I approach differences in opinion. It was shortly after the release of Call of Duty Advanced Warfare, which marked a turning point in the development and design of the Call of Duty franchise. I wasn't the biggest fan of the game. I didn't like the direction it appeared the games were going, taking a more SciFi route and further deviating away from 'realism'. Let's face it, nothing is real about Call of Duty. But Advanced Warfare was just too different, too much of a step away from what I'd come to love.
I was discussing this change and my feelings about it with the store manager of a GameStop one day, and I said, "The game is trash." My conversation partner responded with grace. He essentially said, "The game isn't trash, it's just not for you." Of course, at the time I was stuck in my own head about it and continued on with my ignorant ways, failing to realize that that game was actually tremendously popular, and for the exact reasons that I was hating on it for. Now, years later I look back on that time, and I think to myself how foolish I was, and also how much my perception of what is and isn't good has really changed over the years, all because of that fateful conversation.
This thought process, the idea that it isn't bad, it just isn't for you has continued to resurface as time goes by. Maybe it's because I'm semiconsciously looking for it now, but I see examples of this everywhere... video games, movies, books, fashion, paintings, cars, landscapes, architecture... EVERYWHERE. When you think about it, this way of thinking can be applied to virtually anything and everything we come across in our day-to-day lives. 
Have you ever looked at a shirt some random guy is wearing and thought to yourself, "That's an ugly shirt"? We all have, don't lie. I don't particularly like how pencil skirts and super skin-tight dresses look on literally anyone. But there are people out there who think that shirt looks cool or that those skirts and dresses look classy. 
The beauty of humanity, whether or not you believe it's a god-given trait, is that we all have the freedom to believe and feel however we want about whatever we want. Of course, there are some things that are considered societally, morally, and ethically wrong, and we condemn those who would say otherwise, but in terms of art and expression, beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. Beauty isn't some objective quality. It's entirely subjective, based on the perceptions of the individual developed over time by experiences and different cultures. 
Of course, just because you adopt this mindset, it doesn't mean everyone else will. I was hanging out with a friend, and he threatened to make me listen to Billie Eilish music, which confused me because I like Billie Eilish's music. However, he and his wife said exactly what I'd said all those years ago about Advanced Warfare, that Billie's music was trash and her singing sucked. I tried to impart on them the same wisdom as had been imparted on me, but they chose to decline. 
I'm all for defending your opinion, standing up for what you believe in, but some battles just aren't worth fighting. Once I realized that my friend wasn't going to budge, which was pretty quickly (he can be quite stubborn), I ceased my efforts and resigned myself to letting him believe as he believed. There's plenty of things that he finds cool that I don't care for, and you'll never be able to sway me, so trying to push my own agenda wasn't worth it. In the end, some will remain ignorant, and it is perfectly fine to leave them there and just move on.
It's always refreshing, however, when you do find someone who can admit and self-correct when they make the error. A favorite creator of mine spoke on a podcast one day about how he didn't find a particular viral video funny, but then also came back to say, "I'm not the demographic". Having this kind of insight can help you avoid a lot of unnecessary conflict in the future. Understanding that maybe you aren't the target audience for whatever beauty your eye beholds opens up the doors to finding and vibing with the things that do make your brain make the happy chemical because you're not wasting your time hating on the things that don't.
So, no, that thing doesn't suck, it's just not for you. Not everything is for you. And that's okay. 

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