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“Objectively, X is a better singer than Y.”

That’s actually completely subjective… there is no way to defend that claim and win the argument. That’s personal bias, which is far from objective.

“Objectively, Raisin Bran is better than Cinnamon Toast Crunch.”

Again, that’s a personal opinion. It’s not a scientifically or logically proven fact.

“Objectively, scooters are the greatest mode of transportation any person can have.”

And why is that? They don’t go very fast compared to cars, trucks, planes, and motorcycles. They don’t offer as many fitness benefits as bicycles. The main things you could say scooters are good for include conserving resources and protecting the environment… which—of course—is far from bad, but it’s also not what most people think of when they need to get somewhere urgently. (Of course what I said depends on the type of scooter.)

People are free to disagree with any claim, no matter how objectively true or untrue it may be. The thing is that some claims can be disputed successfully while others can’t. Two or more people can debate about which basketball player is the best in the world, but they cannot debate about the nutritional value of chocolate cake in comparison to spinach because there’s only one true answer to that.

Some people are very gifted. They shouldn’t hide those gifts from the world.

Just because you may not be gifted in any way (or not very many ways), or you surround yourself with people who may not have any talents, that doesn’t mean everybody is devoid of any special talents or gifts. Learn to appreciate people who “show off” what makes them special, rather than writing them off as someone who’s trying to be pretentious. That behavior shows a great deal of insecurity.

The more people who try to discourage “special” people from demonstrating what makes them that way, the more those “special” people become insecure in themselves and start to hide those qualities. As more of those special talents and gifts are hidden from the world, it becomes a bleaker and less rewarding place to exist in. Instead, we should all be encouraging those people to continue gracing this planet with all of their glory and greatness.

If you have an actual working sense for greatness in others, you will absolutely be able to tell when certain people “don’t have it” and are just showing off to seem impressive or fit in. Assuming that of everyone isn’t the way to go about it.

This song perfectly shows elements that Whitney took from those she was inspired by, such as Aretha Franklin and her cousin Dionne Warwick. Whitney is doing most of the things in this song that she learned from studying them. It also perfectly embodies the singing style of Cissy Houston, her mother who taught her how to sing. (I hear Cissy all over that song. >!However, I believe Cissy may have said that “How Will I Know” was one of her favorite Whitney songs, which is another song I can hear a lot of Cissy’s influence on Whitney in.!<)

Not only that; it’s also one of the main songs in Whitney’s early discography that show where some of the singers who came after her drew inspiration from. While I can’t really imagine anyone singing that song like Whitney, I can see from that song how singers like Monica and Deborah Cox were so motivated by her. With the right accommodations to their voices, I think they could pull it off and sound just as good as the version we have that fits Whitney’s voice the best. (Of course those are just examples.) This song probably can’t be applied to all of Whitney’s protégés, though; I can’t hear Brandy or Kelly Price singing this, but there are other early Whitney selections that would fit better.

Monica was actually discovered singing “Greatest Love of All” in a talent show, but in terms of which songs she could have been inspired by the most, I associate “You Give Good Love” with her more than that one to be honest. She actually sounds beautiful singing that song (there are clips on YouTube), but it’s one of the last songs I would tie to her if I weren’t familiar with her history.