I've been a Sims player since 2001, and the fandom has always been like this, it just used to be smaller and more contained. In the old days, it was rocked by fake-cancer scams, lolyers, and forum trolls. The first US presidential election I witnessed online was 2004, and it tore a tiny Sims forum apart. It was like Facebook in 2016. We all should have seen this *gestures to everything* coming.
This is why I generally like to keep the things I like to myself! Which is sort of sad because then you miss out on the camaraderie. But also then you can protect yourself from other people's annoying feedback. Also, I'll never understand why we've decided that in order to be a fan you have to believe a person's work in infallible. Perhaps this is also tied up in our culture's move away from criticism as an art form itself.
Not so much an album as an extended engagement announcement I’ll say. Which is fine, I can live with that.
I’d rate differently, actually doing so in a comment would be boring, but: the first three are the good ones? Have you considered listening on shuffle? That way you separate your saturation / fatigue point from the tracks themselves.
It is somewhat, samey, let’s say: “I can enjoy about three of these songs at a time” would be an understandable reaction!
I've been a Sims player since 2001, and the fandom has always been like this, it just used to be smaller and more contained. In the old days, it was rocked by fake-cancer scams, lolyers, and forum trolls. The first US presidential election I witnessed online was 2004, and it tore a tiny Sims forum apart. It was like Facebook in 2016. We all should have seen this *gestures to everything* coming.
This is why I generally like to keep the things I like to myself! Which is sort of sad because then you miss out on the camaraderie. But also then you can protect yourself from other people's annoying feedback. Also, I'll never understand why we've decided that in order to be a fan you have to believe a person's work in infallible. Perhaps this is also tied up in our culture's move away from criticism as an art form itself.
Oofa, I feel this way about Rick and Morty. For a few years there I was deeply conflicted about loving the show and hating the fandom. Less so now.
Not so much an album as an extended engagement announcement I’ll say. Which is fine, I can live with that.
I’d rate differently, actually doing so in a comment would be boring, but: the first three are the good ones? Have you considered listening on shuffle? That way you separate your saturation / fatigue point from the tracks themselves.
It is somewhat, samey, let’s say: “I can enjoy about three of these songs at a time” would be an understandable reaction!