What’s the difference between subjective and objective?
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Saying “it feels hot today” is subjective. You’re describing your own personal feelings. It would be pointless to argue against this–I could argue all I want that it doesn’t feel hot to me, but that wouldn’t change how it feels to you.
Saying “the temperature right now is 30 degrees, according to the weather forecast” is objective. It’s based solely on measurable facts, not personal feelings.
Note that it being objective doesn’t mean it’s correct. Maybe the actual temperature is 28 degrees. But since you didn’t make the claim based on personal feelings it’s still objective.
When people say things like “this movie was objectively bad” or “The Beatles are objectively better than The Rolling Stones” they’re misunderstanding the terms. You can’t objectively review art like that because there’s no way you can describe whether it was good or bad without referencing your personal feelings. That depends on your personal feelings about what good art should be. There’s no universal standard for what a good song is, it depends on what you think it should be.
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