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From about 18 to 24, I was a total music snob, hating pretty much everything popular, getting indignant if someone hadn't heard of someone I really like but felt were popular enough at one time that they should be common knowledge, and judging people by their music tastes. Nowdays, I respect that other people's tastes may not mesh with mine, and it's better to find something we do agree on. Just the other day, I was talking about Pandora with someone and telling them I have stations for a wide variety of genres, from classical to metal to ambient, and they remarked that I listen to a wide variety of music. I said I like pretty much all music with the possible exception of country, and they were taken aback that I didn't like country. They asked a someone else if she like liked country and she said yes, and so they tried the "see, she likes it, why don't you" approach, saying they like country and rap. I said I like rap too, so we found some common ground. It's nice to stand on common ground; it makes me feel included and less of an outcast.
So in answer to the question in the thread title, I guess no, but often times people will be talking about some pop culture trend and I'll say I'm not familiar with it and they'll say I'm out of touch. Go figure.
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