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Look, I love BTS but this is a fallacious line of reasoning. This is textbook "correlation ≠ causation", and I'm really tired of the weird intellectual superiority complex that's been cropping up in this fandom (e.g. read the replies and retweets).
Allow me to elaborate. https://twitter.com/alapadma2/status/1292520911002796033
Allow me to elaborate. https://twitter.com/alapadma2/status/1292520911002796033
From a set of all people and with music being a type of art, let's say:
A. Some people like art.
B. Some people like music.
C. Some people like artists who create intellectually complex art.
D. Some people like BTS.
E. Some people like BTS because they've made some complex art.
A. Some people like art.
B. Some people like music.
C. Some people like artists who create intellectually complex art.
D. Some people like BTS.
E. Some people like BTS because they've made some complex art.
This is what those sets would look like. Proportions may be a bit skewed, but the intersections are the same.
Sections representing E (light purple + light brown) are a small subset of D. Yet this interpretation of the quote would have you think that E is actually all of D.
Sections representing E (light purple + light brown) are a small subset of D. Yet this interpretation of the quote would have you think that E is actually all of D.
I say "this interpretation" since the quote COULD be OK if you ignored the bad wording/implications.
BTS MIGHT inspire ARMY with possibilities and ARMY MIGHT learn more if they choose to pursue those possibilities. Those aren't guarantees: your action is required to make it so.
BTS MIGHT inspire ARMY with possibilities and ARMY MIGHT learn more if they choose to pursue those possibilities. Those aren't guarantees: your action is required to make it so.
OP makes it sound like a "psychological advantage" is inherent in BTS fans, which is kind of an awful thing to say about people excluded from that set. As in, only people who have enough taste and culture can evolve into fans of BTS or something.
So let's break that down.
So let's break that down.
"I am very smart and cultured. Then, I liked BTS."
Or, "I liked BTS. Then, I became smart and cultured."
It'd be post hoc fallacy in either direction to conclude that one caused the other. Neither is a requirement for the other to take place.
Or, "I liked BTS. Then, I became smart and cultured."
It'd be post hoc fallacy in either direction to conclude that one caused the other. Neither is a requirement for the other to take place.
So that idea on its own is false, but let's take it a step further.
1. If I am very smart and cultured, then I will like BTS.
2. I like BTS.
3. Therefore, I am very smart and cultured.
This is called affirming the consequent, and it is also an invalid line of conclusion.
1. If I am very smart and cultured, then I will like BTS.
2. I like BTS.
3. Therefore, I am very smart and cultured.
This is called affirming the consequent, and it is also an invalid line of conclusion.
Sure, we could presume that people who appreciate complex art may be able to do so because they have a higher level of understanding or formal education in certain fields. But in our diagram, that quality would be a part of category C, not category D.
Can we also talk about how this removes credit from the individual's efforts? As mentioned earlier, it takes action to make the possibilities presented to you into learned knowledge. So don't discredit yourself: if BTS inspired you to chase knowledge, YOU still did the chasing.
At the same time, let's not forget that many concepts used in these works have been inspiring tons of people on their own across many generations. It's kind of insulting to entertain the conclusion that these ideas are only accessible through one kpop group alone.
There's no doubt that BTS uses a ton of cool concepts in their work, but let's not pretend that the knowledge to understand the ideas behind those things was ever a prerequisite to being a fan.
Literally all you have to do to call yourself ARMY is like BTS for any reason.
Literally all you have to do to call yourself ARMY is like BTS for any reason.
"Smart" and "ARMY" are not one and the same, just as "stupid" and "not ARMY" are not one and the same.
There are plenty of smart people who are not ARMY. And...well, I'm sure you can guess the appropriate conclusion here.
There are plenty of smart people who are not ARMY. And...well, I'm sure you can guess the appropriate conclusion here.
