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Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington commits Self Delete aged 41
Master Shadow Phoenix:
With people calling him a sell-out to pop music, I guess that got to him. Since the latest album for the band is a betrayal for long-time listeners, it's going to be a challenge for Linkin Park to redeem themselves.
Conan:
--- Quote from: Sheepocalypse on July 20, 2017, 05:02:38 PM ---The dude killed himself. Jesus christ.
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memes run through my veins, im a physical manifestation of the cancer on the internet
my sincerest apologies
Brikichu:
--- Quote from: ShadowsfeaR on July 20, 2017, 10:04:44 PM ---The problem with your brown townysis is that people can take music very personally, and the artists that they listen to can mean a lot to them. Is it WRONG to share why you enjoyed their music and the memories you've had listening to them? I still listen to about 70-80% of all the music I've gotten into over my lifetime, music ranging from old to new. Music is something a lot of people consume on a daily basis, so it's entirely fair to have remorse for something that you enjoy being gone.
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No one besides yourself shared anything remotely close to why they enjoyed their music. I also said it's fine to feel remorse for it, but it's evident that people often express their remorse only to garner attention from others so they exaggerate how much something meant to them (see anyone bragging about listening to music that isn't currently trending). I obviously didn't mean that happens 100% of the time, but it certainly happens often. By all means if you want to talk about how much Chester Bennington meant to you, go right ahead. I don't see why someone would have an emotional connection to someone they don't know personally; to me it's different from enjoying or having a connection to the music they produce. Will you miss the music or Chester, who you've probably never met? If you never listened to or liked his music, would you care more or less about his passing?
Drydess:
i dunno it's actually pretty saddening when a sincerely good person in society dies
not to judge bennington because i don't know anything about him but
Brikichu:
--- Quote from: Drydess on July 20, 2017, 11:51:06 PM ---i dunno it's actually pretty saddening when a sincerely good person in society dies
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Of course it's sad when someone dies, but for people to act like they know a famous person or somehow feel emotionally connected to them just boggles my mind, and people that capitalize on their death to make themselves look better disgusts me. If someone knew Chester personally, I'd understand if they mourned his death, but why would someone who doesn't know him feel remorse for him beyond just basic empathy for other humans? To me, that's like being attached to Hollywood celebrities and talking about them as if you know them personally when all you know is what you read on the internet about them or watch movies they're in.
--- Quote from: Drydess on July 20, 2017, 11:51:06 PM ---not to judge bennington because i don't know anything about him but
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If you don't know anything about him, why do you assume he was a sincerely good person? Not saying he was a bad person or wasn't a good person, but the point I'm making is people assume these things without actually knowing and become emotionally attached to someone they know nothing about and I just don't understand it.