Guilty Pleasure

Maybe you should feel a little bad

The author Austin Kleon likes to say that there should be no guilty pleasures. 

When you find things you genuinely enjoy, don’t let anyone else make you feel bad about it. Don’t feel guilty about the pleasure you take in the things you enjoy. Celebrate them.

This is a beautiful sentiment. And when what we’re talking about is guilt because of the snobbery of the world, absolutely. Watch your trashy show. Read your pulpy novel. Live your best life. Who cares about the haters?

But there are guilty pleasures. At least, I have them. And reading Austin’s post, I get the feeling that he simply has failed to go deeper. We can get so much worse than simply being “in poor taste.”