Do most people prefer tight bass or non tight bass?

OP  tight  bass is the more accurate bass?

Yes. You can say that. The current reproduction technology always sound unclear than the original music.

I like accurate bass. If an audio system can reproduce accurate bass, also, it can do mid-range too. More bass doesn’t mean it sounds better. Everything must balanced for pleasant listening experience. Compare systems’ bass below. Alex

Original music  https://youtu.be/OZ7EvYTCXGw?si=_sD5OaI_-l303UPm

https://youtu.be/S71FaZBUElU?si=FKZT1R281lVXMZ0C&t=450

https://youtu.be/KAzhWyQzccw?si=NWleCHoPwHwI15Pr&t=6

https://youtu.be/kQ7VvRLVTDk?si=aZlgNkUpWZ1E3Qna&t=4

https://youtu.be/RZrlZT1VfPo?si=6WFOU63CwcR9ZMvR

Damping factor measurements of an amplifier doesn't make much if any difference. I have had amplifiers with a damping factor of 150, that had better bass than amplifiers of over 800 damping factor. 

Bass overhang kills what most of us want out of our systems.  OK for home theater, but not what you want for your music experience.

+1 @mulveling 

Over the years, I’ve come to learn and appreciate the difference between articulate bass, bass bloom, and ‘bass slam’. Bass bloom, which is what you get with many low to mid priced tube amps can sound pleasant at first, but it also tends to hide the  details, especially in and below the midbass region. It lacks that visceral impact that you sometimes crave. As mulveling mentioned, you need to go up to the big boy tube amps to get that, but they tend to be expensive to buy and maintain. 
 

Bass slam, while impressive at first, can get fatiguing after a while. IMO, it also takes away the musicality. I found that some SS amps have too much damping going on resulting in bass slam. 
 

what I did to learn the difference was to visit a lot of jazz clubs to understand what real drums sound like. They’re definitely not what it sounds like in most systems. I’m gradually tuning my system to approach the real thing but I’ll admit I’m far from the real thing and might not get there. But I’m getting closer.   

This sounds like a question for Dr. Freud.