#thanks for saying u trust my opinions btw.......... im flattered

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sydney i trust ur opinions so i wanted to know what you think/how you feel about awsten sharing all those "how to stream parx" things that are usually made by kpop fans/mainstream pop fans to run up song numbers? me personally I think it's kind of :/ i know he wants to be famous like Famous but... it feels like it cheapens something about the music a bit to me.

bleh i really dont care for it and ill explain why, but i also understand where hes coming from...

so like you said those “streaming guides” detailing how to game youtube/spotify to count your streams started in kpop/pop fandom to boost their artists streaming count and all. the attitude morphed to be like “STREAM BTS 24 HOURS A DAY OR UR A FAKE FAN 🤬” which, i hate BUT it started within fan communities as something they could do to support their artists without buying stuff, esp if they werent able to, which is a really good way to help your favs!!!

but the thing awstens doing with the sharing of stream-gaming guides on the band account as well as those “[SONG] x100” playlists and encouraging fans to just let them play constantly and rack up numbers sits.... badly...... with me.......... maybe its no different than begging ppl to buy merch but begging ppl to stream you constantly??? it comes off as desperate!!! maybe thats harsh but youre coopting a fan support method and using it for official gain, which is lame, and also all your fans are like 16 and obsessed with you, and will do anything you tell them to do and accept that as “the right thing to do,” which i cant put into words well but also dont vibe with...........

now, i do get it. this is his livelihood, and stream counts DO matter a lot when they make you chart and get your name on important lists. other artists do the begging for streams thing too, i get that. im sure hed say the industry is ~stacked against him~ and he needs every boost he can get, which is also probably true. but holy shit dude this comes off as so desperate!! youre coopting a fan support method to artificially inflate ur stream count and being so brazen about it? awstens always been shameless about self-promo so i shouldnt be surprised really, and i think artists have it really hard especially these days so i dont think aggressive self-promo is bad per say, but i think we have very different opinions of how much is too much..... hes really on that “no one will ever care as much as you do no one will fight for you blah blah” thing because hes got a chip on his shoulder and also i dont think their labels helping much but idk. im a very prideful person and the idea of looking this desperate to self-promo makes my skin crawl a little. but maybe you have to cast aside your pride to make it in hollywood these days?

so i dunno. my personal stance is that its a bad look, but its also maybe necessary so i cant really go after him for it.......but it makes u look like ur struggling</3