is Elliott smith considered mediocre/basic?

Elliott smith has become one of the people who I’m actually like in love with, like I tried to watch his concert videos while I studied and (this is so cliché and embarrassing) I would literally stare at him longingly and almost start to cry every time I looked up from my work. I’ve been reading about him and he’s usually described as underrated or unpopular, yet I’ve seen so many people on TikTok saying he’s an example of “basic” music taste. I was wondering if perhaps he was an older indie artist who was big in his time and then forgotten and had a song in a movie or a song blow up on TikTok, but he still only has 3 million monthly listeners. I already knew he died tragically before I got properly obsessed with him but I didn’t realise it was so close to the prime of his fame. 3 million seems like a small amount to me. I’m not ashamed of having basic white girl taste, but I just considered Elliott smith to be a cult classic typa guy, appreciated by a good amount but not masses of people, but maybe the volumes of TikTok’s are right and having Elliott smith in your playlists is incredibly basic for teens who like sad songs. Thoughts?

Edit: hi guys I was drunk last night and thought it would be a fab idea to re join Reddit and say something I thought was uncontroversial in the hopes of getting karma so my account was less embarrassing but obviously I was not celebrated for asking Elliott smith fans if they think Elliott smith is mediocre. Sorry folks I promise I am a well rounded person with good judgment 80% of the time that is why I have my amazing taste in music in the first place