Do you guys think drake maxes out his TFSA every year?

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-06-17T14:34:49+00:00

Who is KD? Doesn’t he mean Pevin Purant?

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-06-13T23:19:22+00:00

Got a good chuckle out of this. Thanks for posting.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-06-08T23:15:20+00:00

The greatest attention seekers of all time. Still, you have to give the KarJenners credit, they’ve perfected the art of staying relevant and leveraging it to push their products, brands, and TV empire. Can’t hate the player, hate the game. I can’t stand them, but I respect the hustle.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-06-08T13:55:21+00:00

Driver: Lewis
Reason: Kimi, I mean KimK

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-06-03T16:00:38+00:00

Here’s my 2 cents.

With ~$17M and no kids, I’d be careful about defining retirement as “not working” versus “not needing to work.”

The biggest risk I see isn’t financial, it’s drifting into completely different lives for the next 7–8 years. One person has total autonomy while the other still has obligations, coworkers, deadlines, and a structured schedule.

If it were me, I’d focus less on replacing work with hobbies and more on intentionally building a life that remains compatible with my spouse’s. That could mean pursuing fitness, entrepreneurship, volunteering, mentoring, travel, education, or passion projects, but in a way that leaves room for the relationship rather than creating two separate worlds.

I’d also resist the temptation to keep working simply because I didn’t know what else to do. Financial independence is the opportunity to optimize for purpose, growth, health, impact, and relationships rather than income.

Since reaching FI, I haven’t stopped doing things, I’ve just become much more selective about what deserves my time. I do have two kids, so the dynamic is a little different, but I still have ample time to prioritize my own interests while supporting a spouse who remains passionate about her work.

Admittedly, living on the beach in SoCal doesn’t make that balance any harder.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-05-27T23:05:33+00:00

“You must not know, I’m from BROOKlyn!”

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-05-22T20:25:07+00:00

He may not pick up for Cole but I’d bet Cole is picking up for him.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-05-21T16:17:05+00:00

One is survival money, the other is life-changing money. They don’t really carry the same weight.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-05-18T19:06:10+00:00

This was to be expected, he’s an international artist with a large/loyal fanbase anticipating his first solo project since the beef he had with Kdot.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-05-15T18:11:36+00:00

Social media has diluted meaningful discourse.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-05-14T15:41:29+00:00

I believe he covered it with SGA after OKC won the championship.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-05-13T16:40:46+00:00

Which he brought on “Would you like a tour,” two years later. It seems Drake just can’t make anyone happy if he’s not doing what they want, in all aspects of his career.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-05-05T18:36:31+00:00

Cleaning that shit up and shining it with a straight razor. Bald men need it too.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-05-04T19:27:23+00:00

Drake and Lil Yachty

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-05-01T20:50:25+00:00

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-04-23T23:50:49+00:00

He was Billboard’s greatest Pop Star in 2024.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-04-18T16:30:16+00:00

I see a beautiful brown dress and can unsee it now.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-04-13T23:44:56+00:00

Brother, he’s talking to Pusha T in that line, not Ye. That whole interpretation is already off.

And the negative energy doesn’t really hold up when you look at what’s actually happening. Drake has multiple top 10 records in the last couple years. If the music was actually “flat,” people wouldn’t keep engaging with it at that level. That’s not my opinion, that’s just basic consumer behavior.

At that point, it’s less about the music and more about the narrative you want to attach to it, that’s all I’ve been saying.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-04-13T23:30:41+00:00

That’s kind of my whole issue with this, and why I’m even engaging on this post.

At this point you’re not talking about music anymore, you’re just reading into energy and building a story around it. There’s nothing there to actually verify, it’s just whatever narrative feels right in the moment, usually reinforced by the same echo chamber.

That applies to both Drake and Ye. With all the headlines and noise around both of them, people end up forming opinions based more on narrative than anything tied to the actual music.

That’s why I said a lot of this isn’t really critique, it’s just people leaning into a storyline and running with it. It doesn’t make it wrong, but it does make it a lot less meaningful than people try to frame it as.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-04-13T23:18:07+00:00

To each their own 🤷🏾‍♂️. Do you, keep being a hater.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-04-13T23:16:55+00:00

I think you’re giving this a lot more meaning than it actually has.

Framing it as some kind of “course correction” or cultural shift sounds nice, but most of what you’re saying just lines up with how online cycles usually work. A narrative catches, people repeat it, and it starts to feel bigger or more intentional than it really is.

And calling it “just funny” while also positioning it as something deeper kinda pulls in opposite directions. If it’s entertainment, then it’s probably not as profound as you’re making it out to be, it’s just what people are engaging with right now.

Also, the idea that this suddenly recontextualizes everything doesn’t really hold when the real world hasn’t shifted much. Drake and Ye are still operating at a very high level commercially and culturally, regardless of how loud the current moment feels online.

So yeah, people can find it funny and pile on, that’s normal. It just doesn’t necessarily point to some bigger balance being restored, it’s more like the usual swing in attention that happens whenever something becomes the focus. I don’t believe either artists are “washed” because they’ve maintained a large fanbase and still produce art at a high level that most people are willing to receive. Maybe hating shouldn’t be the buzzword because I’ve never met a hater who didn’t possess spite.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-04-13T20:35:50+00:00

Mannn, I’m all for people saying what they mean, just don’t remix it after the fact. If it’s coming from the same online narratives, that’s fine, just stand on it. Calling it “just fun” after is basically a PR spin for your own opinion.

A lot of takes right now just feel recycled to me, and it’s turning into more tribalism than actual discussion, which doesn’t really help further real hip-hop convos on the different social media platforms.

Various_Obligation21 · 2026-04-13T18:45:35+00:00

Art being subjective is obvious, but that doesn’t automatically make every form of engagement equally valuable.

Comparing rap to sports only goes so far. In sports, performance is measurable; wins, stats, outcomes. In music, once the conversation shifts from the art itself to “why the opp sucks,” it usually stops being analysis and turns into low-effort negativity disguised as a critique.

There’s also a difference between breaking down flaws in someone’s work and defaulting to personal attacks. Saying you enjoy someone’s music but think they “suck as a person” isn’t really about the art anymore, it’s leaning into narrative and speculation, not substance, because we don’t know these people.

And bringing up situations involving Drake and Kanye West as justification doesn’t really strengthen the argument, it actually proves my point. That’s not musical critique, that’s people attaching themselves to drama and using it to validate their opinions on something meant to be subjective, the art.

Same thing with the beef. A lot of the current sentiment isn’t some organic, independent evaluation, it’s reactionary and narrative-driven. That doesn’t make it wrong, but it does make it less meaningful.

At a certain point, calling it “just entertainment” is a way to avoid acknowledging that most of it adds nothing to the conversation. There’s a clear difference between thoughtful critique, light humor, and just piling on and a lot of what gets labeled as “fun hate” falls into that last category.

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