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I’ve always felt that the local accolades for high school athletes get way more hype than they deserve, especially when compared to the grind of college ball. Does anyone else think we over-celebrate these regional honors before the kids have even hit their stride?

Samuel Murphy6 said:I honestly find myself nodding in agreement; I’ve also categorized him under that exact same label: a pathological liar. 🙂

Who is actually telling the truth, and who is just playing us for fools? Who is out there cutting corners and stealing what isn't theirs? Because let’s face it: those who steal end up with the goods, and those who hold the wealth are the ones who carry all the weight. But if you want to know what really matters, ask yourself this: who actually possesses true value? If you want to survive in this world, you’d better make sure you're standing side-by-side with someone who actually counts for something. 😬

Noah Myers67 said:I should have seen this coming from a mile away... 🤣
why on earth hasn't he expanded his business operations into those emerging markets in Southeast Asia yet?

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ari peka nikkola said:The specific instrument isn't the point here; I only used it as an example of how certain values are forced upon us. Look, I have nothing against folk music—I recognize it as part of our cultural heritage—but frankly, I find it tedious and can't stand listening to it, though that's a separate issue entirely. And regarding Cher, she was huge back then too, but she wasn't blaring out of every dive bar in New York City, nor were people blasting her from modified cars idling at red lights. Back when I was a kid in a middle school classroom in the mid-eighties, the idea of someone my age actually listening to that stuff was unthinkable; we would just mock them for it. But today? It has nothing to do with being "intellectual." I mentioned that term was useless, but I was merely trying to explain its origin. A few years back, some local columnists in a small town were screaming that Western pop music was corrupting the youth, acting as if things were worse than they were in the Soviet Union during the fifties. As for the accordion... it’s never about the instrument itself, but rather how it is utilized. I am well aware of brilliant classical compositions, not to mention instances where the accordion has been masterfully integrated into rock music...

Hmm... well, I don't know if anyone was actually forced to listen to that specific folk instrument, especially since remote controls were already becoming the standard by then, wouldn't you agree?😛

Perhaps an analogy involving ice cream would fit here... if you are stranded in the middle of the Mojave Desert, you would crave it desperately, but once you finally get your hands on it, you overindulge until your stomach starts aching...
There are certain things that were either forbidden or simply unavailable to people throughout the nineties; once those restrictions vanished, everyone started forcing those things on one another until the novelty eventually wore off. Some people were just mindless zealots for the new thing...

Besides, you could hear Cher anywhere back then (just like you can today), even in cars... it's just that back then, a standard car battery couldn't power the 3000W amplifiers you need to turn a stoplight into a nightclub😁 (not to mention that gas vouchers weren't exactly easy to come by)

Dana Anderson4 said:But honestly, this whole concept only emerged because of the massive wave of peasantization that swept through this entire country starting back in the early nineties. It was essentially a defensive reaction from people pushed against by institutions that tried to force a certain "country music" aesthetic and forced patriotism down our throats. Eventually, the term lost its bite once that specific political cultural grind finally died down, but the damage to the American collective taste is already done. So, the issue isn't really the word itself, but rather those who squeal like Alka Vuica every time they hear it. It’s just like that old saying goes: "A person can leave the village, but the village can never leave the person." Of course, I'm not trying to insult peasants, but as Štulić once noted, "The difference between an American and a true American is like the difference between a peasant and a total peasant."

True enough... it’s as if everything used to be perfect back then, when our esteemed intellectuals supposedly made up 99% of the population, and all you ever saw on TV was Lepa Brena or some urban, high-quality music... 🙂
And by the way, what does country music have to do with folk accordion players? As far as I know, the accordion is the main driver there. 🙂

Low-quality country singers and garbage pop have always existed, both then and now... it's just that back in the eighties, we actually had one incredible new wave of talent to balance it out, whereas now we don't, leaving the entire scene to be hijacked by various marginal figures... (besides, just look at MTV and you'll see this isn't some unique phenomenon happening only in America) 🙂