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No idea if this is or is not a popular opinion here. But it really seems to me that the Beatles are still cutting edge when it comes to popular music. Their melodies and harnonies are still more complex than 90% of modern music. George Martin's arrangements are worthy of any modern producer. Their ability to experiment with instruments and samples while keeping songs listenable with catchy hooks is still unique.

The main differences now are modern compression, and electronic sampling. Neither of which is a particular advancement, musically. Nor is quantizing or autotune or any other computer wizardry. What it does is bring mediocre music up to a mean. It doesnt improve high quality music at all, in fact it strips it of life.

Didnt mean to rant about modern music. This post is simply to say that the Beatles still sound relevant and fresh musically, to me at least.

[The one band that could have pushed music forward in a radical way was Radiohead. Im not sure they managed it but I appreciate the effort.]

I dont see any other races coming out to protest for fraudsters and criminals, just to show racial solidarity. Its such a bad look for everyone involved and leads others to make unfair generalisations. If Jason Arday was white or Asian they would be a pariah. They would be looked on with shame by those of the same race. And its the same in the US with guys shot by police, like Michael Brown who punched a cop and tried to take his gun which led to violent protests. Or OJ Simpson back in the day.

I understand most people have some kind of ethnic bias, but independent thought also has to come in, where you judge someone as an individual.

(To be clear, as per the mod rules, I am NOT claiming this is something inherent to black people. Its a cultural thing.)

Im not claiming to be Chuck Norris but damn our culture has had the masculunity drained from it. I grew up in the 90s and 2000s and every month there would be a new action movie, a kickass video game and a hip hop album. There was never a shortage of testosterone in entertainment. Now when we get something like Top Gun Maverick it feels like a freak occurence.

This isnt some incel rant, Im not blaming women. I think Its more ideology and politics than anything else. How is it possible we went from Arnie and Stallone to Tom Holland and Chalamet? Or Biggie and Tupac to Drake? Too much masculinity became unacceptable. Its dangerous, its right wing. As pro-capitalist as I am this cannot just be the result of a free market. Theres been a mindset shift in those with their hands on the money tap.

As a Man United fan who grew up watching the 99 Treble winners it annoys me how easily theyre dismissed in every conversation about PL all-time great teams. They point to the number of points, losses and goals etc compared to the City and Liverpool teams of the 2020s. We strategically rested players for certain games and accepted losses and draws so we would be at full strength at key times. Our midfield of Giggs, Keane, Scholes and Becks is still the best I've seen in the prem.

The idea that football in the 90s was the technical stone ages is nonsense. I agree that there was less equality across the league in terms of talent. But we were brilliant, technically and tactically. Fergie proved his chops by building winning teams through the 80s, 90s, 2000s and 2010s. He would still be winning the league today if he was around.

There have always been brilliant technical players and great tacticians. Because Pep and short passing are now in vogue, doesnt mean this is some new plane of humanity, tactical ubermensches. Rinus Michels, Arrigo Sacchi, Bill Shankly, would come into today's game and dominate just like they did. And many players of that age, Pele, Puskas, George Best, Maradona, Garrincha etc would do the same.

England's only World Cup win in 66 was the result of tactical innovation. In fact Alf Ramsay's 4-1-2-1-2 wingless wonders is very modern. Its similar to the mid 2000s Milan team and Argentina this world cup. Tactics are cyclical. Theres isnt a clean upwards trajectory of evolution. Overall fitness and technicality perhaps. But still, the most physical and technical players 60 years ago would be monsters today.

Im tired of getting banned or muted from subs simply because one mod dislikes my post or takes offense to me debating them about it. Its so fucking pathetic and petty to have these little Napoleons running around, with zero oversight. It shouldnt be the prerogative of individual people whether someone is banned or not, there needs to be a proper process including an appeals system.

I've seen plenty of people who attribute a lot of country's low birthrates to gen z's supposed squeamishness around sex. This is 100% missing the point.

Casual sex is what has ruined birthrates. Sex has become totally detached from its function. For most people its a purely recreational pastime, its like a sport. Or its like eating a delicious meal we order off the menu of Tinder. Porn has facilitated this mindset shift. We've seen so many dicks in pussies that we're numb to it now, it has no real value to us beyond momentary pleasure.

If the next generation actually were to be put off casual sex that would signal a positive shift, towards healthy birthrates and families.

Spain has always struggled to have a strong singular national identity, with the Catalonia + Basque split from the mainland. And now they have naturalised 500,000 immigrants and allowed a de facto land invasion without military intervention.

No entry requirements, no placing of immigrants around the country to avoid ghettos. A left wing country that is suspicious of patriotism. An economy in the toilet, millions of unemployed. A population who are reproducing well below replacement levels.

Spain are speedrunning the collapse of national identity.