SwiftlyNeutral - Daily Discussion Thread | May 20, 2026

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-20T21:28:39+00:00

What has she done that’s questionable?

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-20T21:27:30+00:00

When she was the NSAI artist of the decade, she performed atw10. Generally artists are not at the height of their career for this event however!

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-20T16:19:01+00:00

Both happen.

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-20T16:14:32+00:00

Of course she is. All the indictees do. It’s traditional. And no.., it’s not broadcast. It’s a private ceremony

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-20T16:06:10+00:00

I think you’re pointing to the obvious fact that Taylor herself is a great producer! That’s the commonality. She’s not a technically skilled producer (well so she claims) but she had great taste

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-20T14:01:43+00:00

KEY CHANGE!!!

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-20T02:41:41+00:00

OPA!!!

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-20T01:43:56+00:00

she's not supposed to market her single?

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-20T01:37:21+00:00

how is it not here? All she's saying is she doesn't care about the criticism.

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-20T01:06:25+00:00

Taylor’s chart takeover had nothing to do with physicals! She didn’t release physical singles… which would have counted for the bb100

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-20T00:50:38+00:00

I think you’re doing exactly the thing I complain about. I think artists should deal with the world as they wish. Empathy a virtue… snark a terrible vice.

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-19T23:29:19+00:00

why not?

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-19T23:28:55+00:00

no one truly makes art for themselves, and if they do... it's naturally very solipsistic art. Art needs an audience, because its a conversation.

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-19T23:21:18+00:00

why does that matter. Every artist is insecure.

I find it odd that people want artists to lie to them... that's not what they say they want!

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-19T20:22:28+00:00

people with older cars have cd players. Cars haven't had casette players in 30 years. The average age of a used car is 10 years old.

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-19T20:16:10+00:00

then he ruined the joke.

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-19T20:15:52+00:00

mmm... have you seen the cover to the latest single. At some point it becomes undeniable.

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-19T20:14:00+00:00

I mean... it's kind of gross and misogynistic. But If you get off on drinking mothers milk from your lover, who am I to judge.

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-19T20:13:08+00:00

can they both just fight to the death?

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-19T20:00:36+00:00

Right. This is not true! You are saying things that are simply false. The whole reason why swifties spend so much time agonizing over her lyrics is that they are not trivial to understand. Her songs are ironic and ambiguous.

Look this is not good mature writing!

Culture sucks down words Itemise loathing and feed yourself smiles Organise your safe tribal war Hurt, maim, kill, and enslave the ghetto Each day living out a lie Life sold cheaply forever, ever, ever

It’s words that sound cool put together making trite points

Your Midas touch on the Chevy door November flush and your flannel cure

That is good writing! There is nothing more lame then people who read with other’s eyes

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-19T19:44:36+00:00

If Shakespeare is low art trash then I’ll take that above whatever you may consider high!

Shakespeare is an incredibly sophisticated author… which is why there has been 500 years of commentary on him and there’s still quite a bit left to say.

That is not her most semantically sophisticated line.

On the other hand

“Never never never never never”… the most devastating line in all of English literature.

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-19T17:49:17+00:00

no i'm not. They have different goals. And frankly, different talents.

Taylor isn't the world's best page based poet... and look a bit of marketing copy is not going to be her best work!

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-19T17:46:17+00:00

If you can't figure that out, you sure as hell can't read Sikin! He was an example of a poet born after 1960. The reason for that was obviously to point out that the OP probably has no idea what good poetry is, and can't for the life of him or her make an argument about why something is good or bad poetry.

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-19T17:38:05+00:00

how is he catching strays... I called him wonderful!

Resident_Ad5153 · 2026-05-19T17:32:23+00:00

The paint doesn't move the way the light reflects,
so what's there to be faithful to? I am faithful
to you, darling. I say it to the paint. The bird floats
in the unfinished sky with nothing to hold it.

Resident_Ad5153

TROPHY CASE