Don Pearce wrote:
On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:00:33 GMT, Rob
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:
On Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:40:06 GMT, Rob
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:
[...]
In the past the classical listener was always the early adopter,
driving the technology forwards. That situation existed up to and
including the CD. But the classical listener is generally a little
more intelligent and canny than other music followers, and since the
trend moved away from increasing quality, he has refused to follow.
The early adopters now are generally children listening to highly
compressed pop.

Where on earth do you get hold of the notion that people (men?) who
listen to classical music are 'more intelligent and canny' than other
music genre followers?!

Rob

Because classical music is generally far more complex and demanding
than modern pop - it takes a greater degree of intelligence to
understand and appreciate it. As for canny - classical listeners are
in general older and thus much less prone to purchases based on
fashion and peer pressure. that is why they, in general, have not
followed the MP3 path to any great degree, and have stopped at the
audio pinnacle which is CD. I make no comment on your (men?)
insertion.

d
Where's your evidence of what 'is'?


See another recent post - or even just have a think about it yourself.
Some things really don't merit an argument.


Well, they certainly merit discussion. I think your substantiated
thinking appears in another thread so I'll take a look.

You introduced gender contextualising your 'facts'.


No, I was using the non-gender-specific, generic he. I could hardly
say "it".


It's now form to use 'she' in such contexts if you must. Unless you are
a classical listener who only reads the Daily Mail, ergo more
intelligent than younger non-classical listening people, and
unsusceptible to fashion and peer pressure. Bets anyone? ;-)

Rob