Funk is like Jazz in the sense that the tip of the iceberg is glorified by the rest of music culture, but the rest of it is a sea of boringness. Jazz and Funk both have this aesthetic of seeming more sophisticated and intellectual than genres like Rock and Blues - with the compliment of "That's funky, dude!" meaning that the groove or melody is especially creative and/or has a lot of character. In reality, if you dive into Funk itself (just look up funk playlists on YouTube or Spotify), a lot of it is simplistic and sounds the same, with the same cliche riffs played to a peppy rhythm. The melodies don't move much, the chord structures are often generic, and the whole playlist sounds like homogeneous elevator music over time. That's why I'm really not passionate about Funk the genre, per se, but I'm passionate about the element of funkiness embellishing my tracks. Same goes for Jazz.
