People on HN are not as young as you think, and Eno is not such a one-trick pony that the music he makes himself has much resemblance to the more mainstream amongst the bands he's produced.
So I suspect that your downvotes are for broadcasting unfair assumptions as justification for wilful philistinism.
Yes I’m a philistine for not spending the time to listen to old music by a dude that made a bunch of music with bands that I don’t particularly like. I knew the name, but nothing else until tonight. He seems very popular, that’s great I don’t really care for a lot of music made before my time. And I don’t care for what he has done during my time.
Coldplay boring, David Bowie never got into this music. U2 well let’s just say I was one of the people that went through the process to get their free album removed from my iTunes account. Eno seems exactly the type of music I wouldn’t care for. The fact that I made it this far without knowing who he is and finding all the stuff he has touched not what I like seems to validate that.
At what point is it no longer my burden to explore something more until I am no longer a philistine in your opinion?
Intentionally broadcasting a lack of knowledge of someone's oeuvre and using that total pig-head ignorance as some kind badge of honour is grade-A philistinism.
> At what point is it no longer my burden to explore something more until I am no longer a philistine in your opinion
Well, since you ask, I have to suggest just try talking about something you actually know anything about, or are interested in, rather than wasting everyone's time spruiking your incompetence and taking a shit on everyone else's interests.
So I suspect that your downvotes are for broadcasting unfair assumptions as justification for wilful philistinism.