Lol I don’t disagree with you on a personal taste level, I just personally would feel arrogant saying “this show objectively isn’t funny” and effectively meaning that anyone who likes that likes unfunny shows. I don’t hold my opinion to be that high.

true and, well, is that not part of the quality of the art then?

if people are buying things based off of their enjoyment of that non-audio aesthetic factor, then there is a link between "sales" and "quality (subjectively determined)"

I 100% agree w/ you.

We should be saying Not meant for me doesn't equal bad.

It's not good music unless it's super popular and can function as inoffensive background music at the mall

Other people liking something doesnt mean you cant think its bad lol

its not objectively true. I am saying same reason office seinfeld successful we like the world they already built

its much easier to listen to a drake or kanye 8th or 9th album than some new rappers first and try to get to know them

I don’t personally like either, but seeing as 1 was made with kids in mind, I feel weird saying kids have bad taste because Godfather wouldn’t hold their interest lol. These two movies are made for entirely different audiences

Remember the free market is ALWAYS right. The quality product always wins out and becomes the most popular. God praise neoliberalism. God bless Reagan and Thatcher

because great marketing doesn't equal great quality of the product.. this is an issue across all businesses and products, not just music.

Fam stop

walter mondale got 13 electoral votes but he is subjectively better, to me

electoral votes /=/ quality

Yea but reminder that I’m only arguing that high sales should have merit. Low sales should not equal low quality because there are a thousand reasons why something does sell well. I just think, for random example, that saying Kid Laori is objectively trash just because I don’t personally like him, is a fair when the world clearly enjoys his music. At that point, his music just isn’t for me and that’s okay but my opinion shouldn’t matter more than the millions that fux with him

Eminem has 3 albums better than Drake’s best

just because a bunch of people like an album it doesnt mean you will

Lol I agree. I’m talking about when people think something is objectively bad despite being widely celebrated by others. Subjective opinion will always remain

Capitalism ruins art

even if food was uniform in cost a lot of people would still buy mcdonalds because fast food is addictive and easily digestible

less would buy it for sure, which is part of why poverty causes obesity, but a whopper is still outselling your vegan kale salad

Why does this need to be explained on a site like this lmao. Shocking

Because sales can just as likely be driven by temporary hype, image, marketing, and "hot for the moment" trends as the actual music.

Bodak Yellow and Old Town Road are Diamond based on the hype that Cardi/LNX had but how many people are looking back at them as classic/timeless songs that can be enjoyed for generations?

Radiohead never sold too well but their legacy is more in tact than Nickelback who sold more than them on one album.

Sales shouldn't be discounted so much either but there has to be a balance to determine quality.

yea the one with Shia

I feel you but i dont really see people at least on here trying to say stuff is objectively bad. Cause what even is objectively bad music?

Like if someone said Adeles music was trash thats just their opinon and how they feel about the music.

Sales has no correlation with quality of music

It is however correlated with quality of marketing, branding, and business