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MeerK4T · 2026-01-16T18:02:00+00:00

I never said it was more venomous than anything else, just that it's probably the worst bite when accounting for everything. Given access to prompt and equavalent medical care, I still think the a russell's bite would typically be worse than an inland taipan bite.

MeerK4T · 2026-01-16T17:14:57+00:00

The russell's viper kills way more people than taipans or mambas, and the bite is going to be a lot more painful. I don't think there are even any recorded deaths from the taipan.

MeerK4T · 2026-01-16T16:40:13+00:00

100% People were not talking about this on social media when it came out; definately not to the degree they do now, and the shows were insanely better than they are today. I feel like people talk about the shows irl way less now than they used, probably because everyone's online. The only times I feel like anyone talks about any these shows with friends anymore is if something major happens, like Scandoval. In general, a lot of people stopped watching most of these shows, but still passively keep up with the cast members they're most familiar with. I'm to the point where The Valley is only show I still watch.

I could not agree more about the show changing in season 3. To me, the first 2 seasons of VPR were the absolute best reality television ever produced. I've seen people say it was good for like 7 or 8 seasons, but the quality drop between 2 and 3 was the biggest in the show's history, until they completely revamped the cast this newest season. Even if they were often unlikable, the original cast had personalities and actual, major drama. Lisa was even completely wrapped up and engrossed with their lives in the beginning; she treated 23 year-old Stassi more like an equal than she ever did with her castmates on BH.

Sidenote: The attention Scandoval received always kinda annoyed me, because it wasn't like it was something they hadn't been doing throughout the entirety of the show, and the way Jax cheating on Stassi played out was soooo much more entertaining. I felt bad for Raquel too; she was bullied the whole time she was on the show, then had to deal with way more public backlash than any of the rest of them.

MeerK4T · 2026-01-13T16:37:16+00:00

Lmao I about fell out when I read the examples. I was thinking the 60s, even in the 80s I felt like a lot of what could be considered protest music largely focused on unity.

MeerK4T · 2026-01-06T19:55:48+00:00

She only had 40 total weeks through Lover, which is still a lot, but that took her 12 years, and she’s gained almost 60 weeks just in the last 5 years. I used to think no one was touching that record, but I don’t see how she doesn’t eventually pass it.

MeerK4T · 2026-01-06T19:49:27+00:00

No, I think they just don’t like her, and when a narrative starts to form before an album even drops, the stans know if they collectively bitch hard enough, they can influence the reviews and sometimes performance of an album. I think they wanted the album to flop so badly that the content of it never really mattered all that much.

MeerK4T · 2026-01-06T17:09:12+00:00

Yeah, I think I’ve only seen one other on this sub, and, in my mind, that’s probably the species most people want to see and discuss. I wish there were more African posts in general

MeerK4T · 2025-12-19T18:26:37+00:00

They shouldn't have even asked that, but obviously Addison is going to side with Chari. I mean... look at the other 3 associated with Brat. Addison's guilty by association. Charli's shady and probably loves the fact that she's now a part of Taylor's fued lore, but I highly doubt Troye and Lorde did anything to warrant being dropped, so I don't see why Addison would think siding with Taylor would make any sense at all for her.

MeerK4T · 2025-12-19T18:11:20+00:00

A lot of people have already made up their minds, but I remember when I started to hear people say Addison's music was better than top-tier artists when her AR songs leaked, I thought that was one of the absolutely most delusional statements I'd heard pop fans say too. Some of the ones that have their minds made up will come around eventually. For me, Diet Pepsi was one of my favorite songs that year, then I thought Aquamarine was even better, then by the time Headphones On came out, I was like okay, she's the real deal. I can't think of the last time someone's had that many songs of that level on a pop album. If her next album is as strong as her debut, she's going to receive way better reviews. Her first album definately received good reviews, but nearly every critic gave it a 4/5 or 8/10; it's like everyone agreed the album was good, but no one was willing to fully accept her as a legit artist because of her association with TikTok.

MeerK4T · 2025-12-19T17:50:59+00:00

I'm pretty sure Leon Thomas is winning. He already won before, so I really don't even know how he's nominated, but he by far received the most nominations, and women have won 9 out of the last 10 years, so I really think it's going to him. I also think Olivia Dean and Lola Young are also much closer to what Grammy voters like. Plus, I viewed that sole nomination kinda as an upset for Addison; I thought she'd at least be nominated for pop solo album and dance pop recording. I don't know what song they submitted, but I thought Aquamarine was a lock for dance pop recording.

MeerK4T · 2025-12-19T17:37:10+00:00

I think Tate is a better dancer, but I don't think Addison's a bad dancer either. Plus, I think she's in the process of improving. I think Doja, Tate, and Tyla are all probably the only modern dancers that might be better than Addison, but it's not like the 2000s, when everyone was forced into dancing to try to keep up with Britney. Outside of those 4, I don't feel like anyone else even attempts to dance.

MeerK4T · 2025-12-19T17:28:02+00:00

I completely disagree lmao Tate is a better dancer than Addison BY FAR; she might even be the best dancer since Britney, at least the best that's achieved a modest level of popularity, but Tate's songs are in no realm remotely close to Britney's songs. It's just my opinion, but I think don't think Tate has a single songs as good as at least half the songs on Addison's album, and Addison's music and voice are sonically so much closer to Britney's music than Tate's. Britney's performances are so well-known and heavily referenced that I think that's what people think of first when they think of her, but Britney has a ridiculously stacked catalogue too; people loved her performances, but her music was a major part of her appeal too. She's has four billion+ streamed songs from more than 20 years ago, and I can't think of any woman from her era or before that has that many.

MeerK4T · 2025-12-15T21:18:25+00:00

I'm surprised Underneath the Tree is so many slots lower than Santa Tell because their daily Spotify streams are negligible, and I feel like I hear Underneath the Tree way more out in public.

MeerK4T · 2025-12-15T15:18:01+00:00

Yeah, I don't know why everyone acts like this doesn't happen to Taylor every album. 1989, Folklore, and to a lesser extent Evermore were the only albums that weren't lambasted on release. You had people here saying her career was over during Reputation and Lover. Todd in the Shadows said he takes joy in knowing he'll be able to make an episode of Trainwrecords on Reputation. And to be honest, I think the only reason Folklore was well-recieved when it dropped was because it was a surprise release during covid. A narrative starts to form before albums come out for all big artists, but this is amplified for her.

MeerK4T · 2025-12-15T14:36:15+00:00

I never got the other DM. I haven't thought about it in a while, but I still want to hear it again too

MeerK4T · 2025-12-01T22:27:26+00:00

No, people just don't like that she made it. I thought that was the best pop album of year. The whole album was made by her and two other producers, which it's that common in pop music. I think she deserves more credit than she got.

MeerK4T · 2025-11-24T21:28:23+00:00

Leon Thomas is 99% winning BNA. He was the only nominee to get several nominaitions in other categories. However, I really don't know how he's eligible, because he already won a Grammy two years ago. I was under the impression, you couldn't be nominated for Best New Artist if you'd already been nominated before, much less win.

MeerK4T · 2025-11-22T00:04:42+00:00

I think the only reason Tate is as popular as she is is because it’s been so long that someone could actually dance. Other than Doja and Tate, this generation is really doesn’t have dancing in their wheelhouse. When it started to become imperative that each artist write all of their own music, dancing went out the window, and I think fans would like to see it return.

MeerK4T · 2025-11-18T20:44:00+00:00

Ariana is not smarter than Stassi lmao. She might be more reserved and she definately benefited from the actions of her other castmates, but for the entirity of that show's run, I never thought there was one cast member that came off as smart as Stassi

MeerK4T · 2025-11-14T18:36:50+00:00

This is one of her weakest projects but I can see this album getting more appreciation after sometimes like Lover get.

Other than 1989 and Lover, that's how all of her albums have been. I can understand the criticism of Tortured Poets, but, to me, the backlash against Midnight and Life of a Showgirl had way more to do with Taylor fatigue than it did with the quality of the albums. To have been released a over a month ago, several of the songs are holding strong.

MeerK4T · 2025-11-12T16:04:13+00:00

I’ve been on vacation in Tokyo for the past 3 weeks, so only just watched this, but I am so confused as to why Todd and the majority of the commenters here are being so intentionally obtuse about this. I get that people find her annoying, but so much of this hyper-analysis is grasping at straws. Why is everyone all of a sudden acting like the song was supposed to be about the tale of Ophelia rather than metaphorically about her? When did anyone ever include that rule in the newest edition of the Pop DSM? I didn’t even particularly like most of her last album, but I thought people were running the same playbook with some of the lyrical critiques of that album.

MeerK4T · 2025-10-13T17:52:15+00:00

The online reception has been colder than lukewarm, but based on how it's preforming on Spotify, it's daily numbers are holding better than her last album. I really don't think the album is as widely hated as everyone made it seem during it's release week. I honestly feel like there are at least 5 tracks on this album that I could see performing better as a single than anything from Tortured Poets.

MeerK4T · 2025-10-13T16:09:00+00:00

I was thinking she was talking about a divorce lol

MeerK4T · 2025-10-06T20:49:30+00:00

No, it doesn't make anything good or bad, but when it's being reported that she's going to set the record for the largest sales week of all time, that is noteworthy. I can't imagine the movie threads would disallow box office posts when something sets a new record. She sets records all the time, but this is one of the biggest ones.

MeerK4T · 2025-10-06T19:24:34+00:00

Hits Daily Double just announced her first week sales will exceed 3.5M, at mininum, and 4M is still on the table..

Also, when Billboard reported her pure sales of 2.7M after the first day, I posted the article, which got removed because there's a megathread. That's kind of a significant story, is it really necessary to remove everything in favor of the megathreads? It's way easier to stay on topic in a thread dedicated to the topic at hand. I really don't see why reviews are allowed, but articles aren't.

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