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Why are Americans so fond of Top100/massive lists? (pg. 2)
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| Boomer187 |
| lets get a top 10 list of why americans like top 10 lists. |
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| InfiniteSquare |
| ewww americans |
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| Radagast |
| I'm human damnit! If you prick my skin do I not bleed?! If you kick me in the balls do I not cry like a little girl?!!!? I sit down to take a crap like the rest of you!!! |
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| PhaseFour |
| quote: | Originally posted by Radagast
I'm human damnit! If you prick my skin do I not bleed?! If you kick me in the balls do I not cry like a little girl?!!!? I sit down to take a crap like the rest of you!!! |
american pen0rs= invincible :) |
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| Boomer187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Radagast
I'm human damnit! If you prick my skin do I not bleed?! If you kick me in the balls do I not cry like a little girl?!!!? I sit down to take a crap like the rest of you!!! |
i put my pants on just you all do, one leg at a time. Its just that once mine are on I made gold records. |
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| eRRaTiK |
| quote: | Originally posted by mike_stefan69
it occured to me some time ago that most people who start threads like "lets compile another list of the top10/most influential/biggest/most emotional tracks/DJs" are started by americans. you also seem to be really concerned with the top 100. |
they are responsible for mtv and billboard. no surprise here.
oh, and Late Show Top 10 List with Dave Letterman. choice! |
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| trancebrat |
| quote: | Originally posted by itsTrueSonic
i am an american, and i do look at the top lists, whenever it is posted .. i don't get why you have to single out americans . everyone makes lists . sometimes people are bored, and just make a list out of curiosity to compare with their other fellow mates here. others, as one stated before, look for more "sources" to download .
but you don't have to single out americans. everyone does it. |
Didn't you know it's the "in" thing to single out Americans? What's a thread on TA without someone bashing the United States? Maybe if there were less Americans on TA it would be less noticeable. |
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| Radagast |
| quote: | Originally posted by Boomer187
i put my pants on just you all do, one leg at a time. Its just that once mine are on I made gold records. |
Babies...before we're done here...y'all are gonna be wearin' gold-plated diapers.
Classic walken right there, ;). |
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| qwikk |
| I for one don't really give a about them, because they usually end up in an arguement over opinions, which is pointless to me. I like songs that others don't like, and vise-versa. |
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| Dave Piazza |
This thread had alot of potential to be an interesting debate if indeed a link could be made with the american culture being the causation or result of ranking music.
However, I find these top 100/ top of .. threads to be nothing more than an attempt by MP3 file downloaders to discover or amass a list of music which DJ's and trance fans think are worth downloading. MP3 file sharing is a global problem; as a result one can not justify americans as being the major benificiary of this crime, unless you could prove otherwise.
I also caution you in making assumptions based on country of origin statistics found on tranceaddicts because such information can be easily manipulated. ( for example, I currenty or when I registered could change my country flag or location my visiting my profile tab) Thus the reliability of your finding is questionable and requires further anylisis.
Cheers,
Dave
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| mike_stefan69 |
most people's answers have predictably veered off topic, so ill try and clarify myself
i was trying to get an idea if americans are as competitive as i think they are (based on, amongst other things, 2 weeks i spent in the USA a while back and the general impressions I get from USA TAs' posts). my impression of US culture is that people are obsessed by their standing in comparison with other people - they love being in the top 10 for the class/year/GPA etc. i think this even extends to having their favourite DJ in as high a position in the Top100 as possible.
maybe im wrong here, but i would like some sensible opinions on this from as many people as possible
and lets try and keep PvD and Tiesto out of this thread |
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| sisterbliss |
| we just like to make lists i guess. i just started a list of my top 100 tracks and during my first break i pop into the forum and see your thread haha :toothless |
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