Originally Posted by
moecurlythanu
Seriously? There's no such thing as common understanding around here. People reply in threads according to what they'd like the thread to be, not common understanding. Just look at the recent "Side Long" thread, or practically any list thread for that matter. This place is Cat Herding Central. Hell, there's not even any common understanding around the "What is Progressive Rock?" question. Given the reply from the thread starter in post #8, I don't think I misunderstood at all. And if you think there isn't real hero worship on this site, you haven't opened any Yes threads. Some folks around here hold them in godlike reverence.
Now, admittedly, I am a cynic, but I'd maintain that a cynic is just a realist who's seen a lot of shit. That may be why I would see this very differently from you guys. If someone asked me if I had any heroes, I'd probably say "Yeah, one. My Dad." That people our age hold musicians in such high esteem strikes me as a little odd, sorry. As for some common usage of the word hero that's roughly equivalent to "someone I admire," I don't hear it, apart from the example that I stated earlier. (And full disclosure: I think that is a cheapening of the word.) It's not a word I hear used a great deal in common parlance, period, because it denotes someone who has done something exceptional, usually for the benefit of others more than themselves.
Anyway, I doubt we'll agree, but mine's a different perspective.
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