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What are some product categories where the mainstream option IS the best option? (programming.dev)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I was eating some chocolate when I imagined a world where Hershey's was widely accepted, even by elitists, as the best chocolate.

Is consumer elitism just a facade for pretentious contrarians? Or are there things where even most snobs agree with the masses?

Also, I mean that the product is intrinsically considered to be the best option. I'm not considering social products where the user network makes the experience.

Edit: I was not eating Hershey's. Hershey's being the best chocolate is a bizarro universe in this hypothetical.

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[–] 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Yamaha is amazing. I recently got into playing recorders and their base-level $8 plastic recorder is honestly a great instrument.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (1 child)

    Lol recorders are the bane of parents with children in grade school across the US

    (This is not a dig at you, I just think it's funny bc I've never seen one outside the context of an elementary school music class)

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    No offense taken. They are an odd instrument that no one would know about if they weren't forced on every elementary school music student. I seem to have missed that somehow, probably by changing schools at just the right point.

    I like the sound, but I particularly like the sound of the lower-voiced recorders. I am mostly playing tenor and bass, which have lovely rich tones. My wife and a friend are both humoring me, so they're playing soprano and alto with me. I'm not any good at it yet, but I am having a good time learning.

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