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Originally Posted by Igottago
People from all walks of life have a right to express their opinion on any issue, just because he's a musician doesn't mean he hasn't educated himself on the issue, and doesn't mean he has no validity.
I'm not even saying I agree with him but blatant dismissal and disprespect towards him expressing his viewpoint is just annoying and immature.
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His opinion should be dismissed as it's uninformed. His perspective is of literally zero consequence because he has no expertise or special knowledge that would lend it credibility. The sole reason that anyone is paying attention to him is that they know who he is. If Neil Young would like to offer his perspective on songwriting or the music industry of a few decades past or any other topic where he's well situated to comment, I'll happily listen. The problem is that the media will gobble up these utterly worthless statements and print them to get page views, and uninformed and uneducated celebrities will abuse that avarice-in-place-of-journalism to further their own pet issues (which they nearly universally fail to comprehend beyond the most superficial level).