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Yeah this is it, really. I'm not against listing and definitely not against sharing, I have just gotten tired of ranking, grading, judging each other, and rehashing the same stuff over and over. I like learning and new (and new to me) things. And of course specific memories are great to relive, I wish I had done a better job of writing down what concerts I had gone to or what songs were important to me at certain parts of my life, because my memory has always been terrible!

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Same here! Without a list I'm screwed, and then trying to have a discussion comparing music would be impossible for me without a teleprompter. Rehashing does get annoying - I find it a difficult line to walk when every generation tries to re-process what came before, which is already heavily written about. But that's different than arguing over One List To Rule Them All, which might be the most annoying thing in the world.

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As someone who has a Top Ten list from every year of my life, I completely agree!! I find creating lists of favorite films, songs, TV shows, etc. as a way to organize and remember what I've done and been moved by each year. Some people who read my memoir ask me how I can remember everything in any particular year. I say it's because I keep lists! I keep track! A song, for instance, can conjure a memory, good or bad, that I have for life. So, yes, keep 'em coming!

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I definitely see the benefit of that. I wish I'd done a better job in the past. My list of liked songs is sort of in chronological order, but keeping a music diary would be a super cool way to remember life. Maybe I'll do that and pair it with my photos from different periods too, that could be fun

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