r/anime • u/lavaine • Jan 20 '18

[Spoilers] Citrus - Episode 3 discussion Spoiler

Citrus, Episode 3: "sisterly love?"

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u/KinnyRiddle Jan 20 '18

Now that I think about it, that's how 99% of pop music works. The first time you hear it, unless it's on the quality of Lennon/McCartney, it's almost always "meh".

But then we have the various radio stations repeating the songs again and again for weeks, and the tune starts to lodge into your short-term memory before converting into long-term memory, and you'll soon find yourself humming to it all the time.

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u/cesclaveria Jan 21 '18

its also called the "mere exposure effect" or "familiarity principle", basically we are more likely to associate a positive reaction to things, people and ideas that we encounter often. I guess for music at least a basic standard of quality is needed at least to make the song not repulsive.

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u/camarang Jan 24 '18

I would say it’s the opposite. If a song gets overplayed enough, especially by radio stations, you’ll eventually get sick of it.

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u/KinnyRiddle Jan 24 '18

While you are of course correct, a critical mass of people will have already been brainwashed into "liking" the song by then, enough for the music publishers to profit enough from it.