Posts by Gerald Jackson48

Casey Flores I can't even begin to process this. It’s just wild. Everything is changing so fast, isn't it? Honestly, I was just sitting here thinking about how much things have shifted lately. You look back at how we used to do things, and now it feels like a completely different world. It's pretty crazy if you really stop to think about it. Anyway, what do you guys think? Is it just me, or is everyone else feeling this too?
She just lost her edge once you completely lost your way.

Yeah, I'm with you on that. The whole voting principle is solid. No need to mess with it.

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Casey Flores said:Look, political elections aren't just about the President. You've got Congressional races, local stuff, everything. How was I supposed to know you were specifically talking about the Presidency?

Can we just stop this pointless arguing already?

It's because I mentioned "voting for yourself" and then kept going about how elections don't actually work that way literally. That's the core of my point. Honestly, the specific type of election doesn't even matter for the argument. Even with local preferential voting, you're still essentially voting for yourself, but getting bogged down in those tiny details just overcomplicates things unnecessarily.

Sure, we can stop. I mean, why stay in an argument you've already decided is stupid anyway?

Charles Ramos4 said:Well, you’re already doing that just by making the suggestion. Why on earth would anyone suggest an album if they aren't standing behind it? It goes without saying. I support what I post. 🤷

As for the first part of your post, you've got me totally wrong there. 😁

Since I don't really know everyone on this forum—I mean, I know some people better than others—how am I supposed to know someone's specific motivation for suggesting an album? Unless they say it explicitly, I can only guess.

We've seen it happen before. Some people think you should only suggest albums you know inside and out, while others suggest stuff they've never even heard just to get to know it better. Why not?

There have been times when people voted for their own suggestions at first, then later decided to stop voting for themselves. Or maybe it worked the other way around. I honestly couldn't say.

Plus, some people knew exactly which album would win the most votes and just handed the topic over to someone else. Otherwise, it feels like everyone is just fighting for the spotlight and wanting to be the one to start the thread every single time.

I’ve suggested albums even when there wasn't much interest or enough suggestions to go around. Even then, I didn't care if my pick won the vote. I just didn't have the extra time to sit around and write up a whole new thread anyway.

Yeah, well, they aren't exactly writing that in parliamentary terms.

Casey Flores said:You totally missed the point of my analogy. I wasn't talking about general elections where a bunch of special forces guys return the favor every four years by voting for the party that gave them those sweet $50k jobs in some tiny town out in the Midwest. I was talking about presidential races where candidates just run solely for their own interests. To me, that isn't even that immoral, but those guys are total scumbags, and voting for an album I suggested feels a bit like that. So, I’m with Charles Ramos4 on this one—my suggestion is my vote for that album, and it’s up to you all if you pick it or not.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be sneaky or start a fight about banning people from voting for their own picks. I'm just explaining why I personally would never cast a vote for an album I put on the table.

I am also referring to those presidential elections I mentioned earlier when I said "when they just vote for themselves."

Steven Newman50 said:Right. I totally forgot to mention that, so you might want to suggest something better. 😛 But honestly, there's no point now. 😁

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Steven Newman50 said:What’s so bad about the movie? ☕

It wasn't really about the movie. I meant more like this whole blatant attempt to steer people toward that other topic—you know, basically pushing everyone to just go along with the crowd, or "conformism." It’s kind of funny how life works, though, since there actually happens to be a movie titled 'The Conformist.'

Maybe I totally missed the mark on your irony there. I wasn't 100% sure, so figured I'd clear things up just in case. 😁

Mark Cruz15 said:There are way too many people hanging out here anyway. Someone should head over there instead.

Haha, and if you click that, a movie titled 'conformist' pops up. Nice try though. ☕ 😁