I used to be a complete anti-pop music snob and stubbornly only listened to older or non-mainstream stuff so that I could differentiate myself from the so-called "conformists" (what a silly phase that was).
Honestly pop music really isn't that bad. I'm not going to go download an entire Black Eyed Peas album or whatever. But I don't mind listening to pop music on the radio and downloading a single here and playing it on my portable audio player when I work out or whatever. I don't just consume Top 40 hits. But I went from snobbing that stuff altogether to at least admitting to myself that the stuff is actually not bad and enjoyable to listen to at work, during a commute, working out or whatever.
Trust me, if you become one of those people who are close-minded to anything that's mainstream (you know those people. South Park has made fun of them before. Forget what the episode is called. Its with those 'anti-conformist' goth kids), you're not gonna make many friends in this world (I've noticed that it's much easier to relate to other people when I'm a lot less of a snob. lol There were times where a hot chick would say "I like hip-hop" and instead of say trying to get into her pants like any normal guy at that age, I'd make some pretty asshole, judgmental comments about her interest and people who like her interest and conversation would be completely shot after that. It was totally unnecessary for me to shit on someone's interests like that. No one likes a snob). Most people are consumers of mainstream entertainment. And mainstream entertainment really isn't as bad as those "anti-conformist" snobs make it out to be. Depends on what age you are though.
If you are much older (like 40 ), then obviously this kind of modern mainstream music isn't as popular with your generation. So if you are 40 and just don't like whats top 40 right now, you're normal. lol.
