Because it's more inclusive. To an extent, even The Lesson contributes to the "problem". Granted, I don't think it's that dire of a situation... but by virtue of the fact that we're even having this conversation, we're sort of turning music into an academic pursuit rather than...well, whatever music actually is supposed to be.

I think it's telling that this conversation is already bigger than the "What Was the Last Concert You Went To" thread that was started a day or two earlier. I've joked around before about Lessonheads who would rather argue about music than actually listen to it, but it might not be that far off from the truth.