Actually forget that. The U2 subreddit is so nice because people actually like the band there.
The problem with reddit is that criticism/negativity tends to get downvoted until it sinks down the page or is actively filtered out. If Nick thought the hive mind here was bad, he wouldn't last 10 minutes on reddit.Actually forget that. The U2 subreddit is so nice because people actually like the band there.
It needs a diet.
I tried for five minutes on the U2 reddit but I found it insanely over-the-top positive. I can't remember what it was, but some random was talking about how great and amazing something 2015-onwards-U2 was in a sycophantic fashion and it turned me off immediately.
And before people jump in on me, I actually think the community we've got here is really quite supportive of the band... we're just not arse-licking sycophants. All of us who've had really negative posts over the last few years I would argue also have a great number of posts supportive of them, we're just frustrated that they are not living up to their potential.
But the inability to say like "hey I think a lot of the songs they've released as singles recently are super shit and demean the great songs they've written" mean I won't be a member there unless things change and we all migrate.
You know those two old guys on the Muppets who sit in the balcony and heckle everything? That's how I imagine most of the people here.
sometimes I think the folks, yourself included (and I say it with love my friend) who are not feeling positive towards the band always seem to interject their negative opinions in threads that start out with positive vibes and then the threads just tend to spiral with endless debates.
Just my take I guess.
Sure.Before Interference slows down much more than it already has post-tour, any further thoughts on running a Rate The Song thing?
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