#if they'd been given an even playing field from the start and harry raced ahead because of his talent it would be so well deserved

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Harry is Sony's golden goose and he gets everything he points at. So...///

This is dismissive and ignores Harry's considerable charisma and fantastic work ethic. He's a superb live performer: fearless, word perfect, very strong vocally and happy to banter back and forth with the crowd. This can't be bought or taught.

He's also happy to make a complete clown of himself and spend hours in costume and make up to create interesting videos like MFASR and Daylight. He even learned ballroom choreography for TPWK. Louis for some reason wouldn't even play a main character in the Walls videos despite having a background in theatre. Zayn, Louis, Liam and Niall just walk about in their videos or sit in a pub.

Hello, anon!

You harries are so exhausting sometimes. How is me saying H get's everything he points as dismissive? It's the truth. There is a reason he gets everything he points at, and one part of it is talent.

You do know that when you're favoured from the first minute by the people in power who can make things happen, and the others are told they'll never make it, that you gain confidence and motivaton to perform and do well? On the other hand, being told you'll never make it and that you aren’t good enough will do the opposite? That all this will forever determine and shape their career trajectories and opportunities they will be given?

Yes, there is a reason H was chosen. He's got charisma, charm and has a bendable will. Perfect to mold into a pop star. Harry could make the worst song ever and still chart. He wont because he has been given the opportunity to work with the best songwriters (not because of his charm or connections, but because his label pays them handsomely) and he has the best creative directors and music video budget. He has people blowing smoke up his ass daily. His confidence in himself is sky high. If Harry would have been given the same conditions as Liam, Niall, Zayn and Louis, and been told he'll never make it from day 1, been given bg or an unfavourable image, it wouldn't matter how much charm or charisma he'd have. He'd be in the same boat as them.

Charting is about 50% label support and labels throwing their power around, 40% artist image and reputation, and 10% raw talent. You hardly ever see unknown, talented artists with really good songs chart anymore. You can be the most talented, lovely, interesting and original artist you want. If you don’t have label backing or a carefully curated image and PR people who'll create engagement and interest in you, nobody will know who you are and care to buy your song or album.

So while you sit there praising H and dragging the other members. Think about how easy his road to the top has been. His road was paved with gold. Meanwhile the others were held back, burdened with false unfavourable images and had to claw their way out of the ditch. They weren't given the same chance to shine, because Sony though there could only be one successful star out of 1D. They also held the others back to have everyone's focus on H.

Think about how hard mentally it's been for them to have to take the long road, how insecure they are after being told they're not good enough and how it has impacted their confidence and motivation. In order to act, sing, dance and perform like H does you need confidence more than you need talent. You need investors, powerful people and companies to have 100% faith in you to gain that confidence. H's got that, the others don't.