what someone told me...

not too long ago i was having a conversation with someone (over text message) about literature and what we like to read.

i don't remember what led up to this, but they eventually said that they only read modern literature, that they're not interested in anything old.

i responded by saying that there are some books from many centuries ago that are more modern and thought-provoking than certain things written today.

to this they made the rebuttal that MoMA (the museum of modern art) says that anything before the 1950's (either this or anything over 50 years— i can't remember which) is not considered modern.

i told them i didn't give a f*** about what some museum says...

does anyone else think that their reasoning is a bit silly? this has been bothering me because they used to be a close friend but then just started being super contrarian with me about everything... especially reading, them knowing it's my main hobby. idk i just feel weird about it and wanted to know someone else's thoughts.

i don't need anyone to tell me how to think... is that a stupid take? to not care about what MoMA says you should be influenced by, if you want to be "modern"? or what to consider "modern"?

please lmk in the comments below. thx