Poshlost, or as he transcribed it, "poshlust", is disdained and frequently mocked in his works. Material things were neither disdained nor extremely praised in the shtetl. He refused to compromise and disdained conventions. Although his songs were popular with the public, jazz critics disdained them as novelty music. Bette Davis, who publicly disdained Crawford, thus eagerly took it. Critics today have also disdained the ventriloquism in "Wieland". The people of Chad have customarily disdained modern music. Anarcho-punk musicians and fans disdained the older punk scene from which theirs had evolved. They walked without their attendants, as Elisabeth disdained royal processions. Cournos disdained monogamy and marriage and was dedicated to free love. However, she supposedly disdained gaming, viewing herself as superior to gamers. "Hanging Gardens" complete lack of tonality was initially disdained. Some lived only for war and pillage and disdained Roman ways. The AFL disdained to organize workers who were not skilled. Surprisingly he disdained both, though the first clearly less than the second.