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I have been getting really detached from outside opinions when it comes to what I listen to. I have possibly the worst and the best taste in music ever, but it doesn't matter, I make sure that I don't have to explain what i like to others and they don't have to explain theirs to me.
In fact, I have cut-out music talk from my life as much as I can. A generic chat is ok, but I have no intention to get deep into it for hours on end, it ruins the experience of what music should primarily be: enjoyment.
No matter the subject matter that it touches or the style that it is played in, it should be something that gives you enjoyment, not just grief. I have also been thinking a lot about how aesthetics can and do damage (to an extent) to music listening/ making. Aesthetics are a welcome embellishment on the experience of making/listening to music, but when they become the prime force behind those two, it just ruins the experience, at least for me.
A lot of indie rock thrives on aesthetics more than hard-working musicianship, therefore its lifespan is often as short as that of any other type of music that is put out primarily for mass consumption.
Once you understand that, you can really free yourself from many aesthetical constraints that uptight chord-playing can push the listener towards.
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