To me, all this is as clear as mud. I have no idea what you could possibly mean by “place value” in a certain song or a certain composer, other than either money paid for it or enjoyment listening.
that’s hedonism.
This is really going off on a tangent, so maybe we should start a new thread if you would like to continue it further. Anyway, to place value means the act denoting value to a certain thing. It is basically the statement, “I value this…”.
I judge music simply by whether I like it. Doesn’t matter whether it is popular or unpopular. Doesn’t matter WHY I like it or don’t like it. Doesn’t matter whether someone else likes it or doesn’t like it. (except when I burn a CD for my brother) Doesn’t matter whether Ayn Rand like it or not. Obviously that’s hedonism.
What’s wrong with hedonism as applied to music?
Sounds more like you haven’t identified your values to me. And the question would be, “What is wrong with hedonism?”-period.
Read my previous post to identify what is wrong with hedonism-it is a futile attempt at happiness that ends up in the gutter.