Is Connoisseur The Right Term?

I find that the average Joe is a poor judge of musical quality. The average stiff is enamored of the latest fad, just like the average “artist” is always chasing that one viral hit. A whole industry has grown up to appeal to “artists“ who are only into creative processes for fame, fortune, and whatever.

But there are music consumers who, for whatever reason, want to get deeply involved in music and other creative endeavors. Or at least, that’s what it seems to me from my few years involved in the creative end of the fediverse. I don’t see it as much in platforms like Bluesky and Spoutible where creatives and creators are far outnumbered by lightweight consumers. I look at connoisseurs as the market a lot of fediverse artists are aiming for, hoping to encourage their curiosity.