Jinn

I really wish I understood why so many people get hung up on 'originality' vs 'selling out' or 'contrived' or 'manipulated' or 'engineered' or anything really. It's fucking entertainment. If they "entertain" you, it's doing its job. Maybe I have no standards, but I'm "entertained" by Britney Spears as much as I am by Beethoven's 9th. They're doing what they do to make a buck and to entertain. If they can't sing, they're free to use a machine to make it sound good. If they want cool beats, use a machine. I don't care. If it's catchy and works then who am I to tell them they're contrived or whiny or can't sing.

See comment above about music snobs.

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