This is an example of my overarching theory of social media interactions, which I summarize as "people be saying things". The point is not to be particularly insightful, but to say something, anything, to confirm their presence

This is super impressive. Will try and share with you some of my Timberborn stuff when I get the chance!

Did popular music taste really shift that much in just 3 years? Did they alienate old fans but pick up new ones? Were they just so big that fans lost all critical reflection? What was the deal there?

The idea that the people who loved "I love my baby I doo-oo-oo" are the same people going nuts for "there's a hippopotamus and he wants to invite you for crumpets *sitar solo*" is weird to me

Early 60s Beatles and late 60s Beatles are so different stylistically they may as well be a different band. And you sometimes see people talk about that shift in style, but nobody ever talks about how that impacted (or rather, didn't impact) their popularity

Well surely if it happened in your dream, it already is your own work?

It is crazy to me that a person I honestly believe may be the greatest songwriter alive only has 2,500 monthly listeners on Spotify (which is already double what he had the last 2 years!)

Fortunately as per the new Bluesky etiquette we're not following people just because it feels like we should. If you annoy me for even half a second you're out