we were having a near-life experience.

i have yet to wrap my head around the distinction between pretentious and earnest.
-raine maida (our lady peace)

generally speaking, i think the 'pretentious' label is applied way too frequently. it bothers me, because i'm a sucker for earnest, and i agree with the quote above - things/bands/people that i find quite charmingly earnest are often labeled as pretentious by others.

so what's the difference? i think there's a degree of ego/condescension required for pretension, myself. but how can you really know anyone's motivations? maybe it's like pornography; you know it when you see it? i'm not sure.

honestly, there's no real point to this post other than the fact that something has been striking me as wildly, irritatingly pretentious lately, and i rarely feel that way, so i'm just trying to sort it out, i suppose.

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