VeggieKubernetes

4y

I mean if you take a troll seriously I don’t know what to tell you lol

That’s like setting your resolution to 240p and then complaining about the pixels

VeggieKubernetes

4y

I mean thats the point of forums no? bring together like minded individuals to discuss niche interests.

There’s plenty of items I discuss online more than I would in casual conversaton lol.

Again, this is only controversial because it’s used as a cudgel against an artist that people happen to like

F A L C O N I A

4y

whole thread full of lonely nerds

Smoofer

4y

That post is the mentality of like 99% of the “sales discussions” on this forum and you know it ☠️ The only reason half these people are even into that world is because they’re Drake stans

SHAQUILLE

4y

Nobody would care if yall just discussed the numbers but this is like the 3rd album yall have done this type of s*** for. These kendrick threads only exist because they had a rift like 10 years ago lol. thats what its really about. No way you actually care about what chart data and s*** is tweeting out every hour

The Darkest Angel

4y

You here with them

bigbelts

4y

We all agree there is a place for it (place for furries to f*** too) but how you guys use sales in that thread is not objective at all. No one would s*** on sales if the users weren't using it to draw conclusions that you can't draw from sales or to outright mock an album.

Displaying data isn't weird, bjt displaying data and using it as a crutch for an underlying motive is and that's what that thread is.

Freight

4y

If I say, "The public isn't really f***ing with Kendrick's new album and the numbers prove it," or, "The public isn't listening to Kendrick's album as much as Future's album," those would be objective measures based on the consumption patterns.

But if I say, "Kendrick's album is artistically bad and the numbers prove it," or "Kendrick's album is worse than Future's album because it's streaming less," then those are 100% not objective statements

The problem is that the first two statements and the last two statements sound so similar that people can't tell the difference. People hear the first two statements and assume that what's being meant is the second two. Or that there's subtext in the objective statements implying something that's unobjective. And then you add in people's own emotional attachments and it makes the whole thing worse.

Freight

4y

If I say, "The public isn't really f***ing with Kendrick's new album and the numbers prove it," or, "The public isn't listening to Kendrick's album as much as Future's album," those would be objective measures based on the consumption patterns.

But if I say, "Kendrick's album is artistically bad and the numbers prove it," or "Kendrick's album is worse than Future's album because it's streaming less," then those are 100% not objective statements

The problem is that the first two statements and the last two statements sound so similar that people can't tell the difference. People hear the first two statements and assume that what's being meant is the second two. Or that there's subtext in the objective statements implying something that's unobjective. And then you add in people's own emotional attachments and it makes the whole thing worse.

Kendrik lama

4y

Song like this debuting at #16 is major W . Keep hating

VeggieKubernetes

4y

I mean sales will always be discussed, especially in a genre that prides itself on showmanship and braggadocio. It’s not going away and the only advice I can give is to avoid threads like that (more specifically a thread about the hot 100 which is quite literally for sales and streams)

SHAQUILLE

4y

Nobody said you cant discuss it but just know niggas are gonna make fun of it. Especially when you try and compare it to s*** that niggas actually do care about like sports.

And I gotta laugh at trying to paint sales talk as if its some hip hop s***. Its behavior that teen pop girls engage in on twitter.

Freight

4y

If I say, "The public isn't really f***ing with Kendrick's new album and the numbers prove it," or, "The public isn't listening to Kendrick's album as much as Future's album," those would be objective measures based on the consumption patterns.

But if I say, "Kendrick's album is artistically bad and the numbers prove it," or "Kendrick's album is worse than Future's album because it's streaming less," then those are 100% not objective statements

The problem is that the first two statements and the last two statements sound so similar that people can't tell the difference. People hear the first two statements and assume that what's being meant is the second two. Or that there's subtext in the objective statements implying something that's unobjective. And then you add in people's own emotional attachments and it makes the whole thing worse.

Freight

4y

If I say, "The public isn't really f***ing with Kendrick's new album and the numbers prove it," or, "The public isn't listening to Kendrick's album as much as Future's album," those would be objective measures based on the consumption patterns.

But if I say, "Kendrick's album is artistically bad and the numbers prove it," or "Kendrick's album is worse than Future's album because it's streaming less," then those are 100% not objective statements

The problem is that the first two statements and the last two statements sound so similar that people can't tell the difference. People hear the first two statements and assume that what's being meant is the second two. Or that there's subtext in the objective statements implying something that's unobjective. And then you add in people's own emotional attachments and it makes the whole thing worse.

SHAQUILLE

4y

Yall keep bringing this up and it gets debunked every time

Two big rappers dropped on the same day and they played into it to increase their sales and the media followed it because thats never really happened before. Yall cant keep bringing this up like its the norm.

XavierMane

4y

Eminem has sold more albums than Drake has and probably ever will.

So he's gotta be best rapper ever right?