This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply. Devin Faraci, writing about the difference between “best” versus “favorite”: So the next time you see a list of someone’s favorite movies, instead of jumping right to why they’re wrong or asking the perennial irritating asshole question “What, no love for ______?”, try instead to have a conversation about why those films got picked. That’s a great discussion to be had, whether it’s directly with the person making the list or whether it’s you trying to understand an artist’s tastes and how they influence his or her work. And it’s always great for you, as a grown up thinking person, to be able to explain why you like stuff – why things are your favorites – beyond “My dad showed it to me when I was 7.” Amen. Expand - View Original
Devin gets a lot of shit from the fanboy community (I don't even wanna think about what was thrown his way after his thoughts on BvS), but I love that he's always putting up necessary pieces like this. It's just sad that this has to be considered necessary.
I write about this vital difference pretty often on my blog. It kills me when news posts have clickbait titles about "The 5 Best..." whatevers when the article itself is clearly concerned with favorites.
Always push for the difference between best vs favorites. Best is a consensus, favorite is personal. Sure, your favorite Beatle might be Ringo, but you'll have a hell of a time trying to claim he was the best.
Dear god yes, this article. Far too often people conflate "best" with "favorite" or "This is bad" with "I don't like this." Not the same thing.
I love this topic... Whenever I discuss anything (music, TV, movies, etc.) I always clarify wether I'm talking about favorites or best. People are so quick to criticize opinions, and I know damn well there is a difference between what I consider favorites and what I think is the best.