One possible generalization: Being insecure about personal preferences, and so seeking to show that one’s personal likes are rooted directly in something universal — something outside one’s own personal history, culture, subculture, upbringing, etc.
One possible generalization: Being insecure about personal preferences, and so seeking to show that one’s personal likes are rooted directly in something universal — something outside one’s own personal history, culture, subculture, upbringing, etc.