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[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They specify in the study that the participants were "non-expert poetry readers." I'd be interested to see the same experiment repeated with English professors, or even just English majors. Folks with a lot of experience reading poetry. With exposure to its history, its notable works, and its different styles.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This. Marvel superhero movies are also more popular with the general public than art films, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're better.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

You can get whatever result you want if you're able to define what "better" means.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 days ago

Good luck finding people willing to deal with English majors long enough to conduct the study.