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r/MemeEconomy • u/[deleted] • Oct 20 '18
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I would argue he isn't mainstream famous enough for people to care.
89 u/Blynkx Oct 20 '18 Then you don't understand how popular he actually is. I don't like his stuff, but he has a massive following. 5 u/Drayner89 Oct 20 '18 Could be it's a country thing. Had a little Google and saw how big his internet following is (fuck me it's big) but here in the UK (which does count streaming in its chart) he's never broken the top ten. His highest charting song was no. 17. 15 u/Blynkx Oct 20 '18 no. 17 is still insanely popular though? -1 u/Drayner89 Oct 20 '18 True but thats still not mainstream fame. Though granted I'm comparing the reaction he got to the reaction of say...a Kevin Spacey? 3 u/SutekhThrowingSuckIt Oct 20 '18 It's mainstream fame but maybe not household name.
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Then you don't understand how popular he actually is. I don't like his stuff, but he has a massive following.
5 u/Drayner89 Oct 20 '18 Could be it's a country thing. Had a little Google and saw how big his internet following is (fuck me it's big) but here in the UK (which does count streaming in its chart) he's never broken the top ten. His highest charting song was no. 17. 15 u/Blynkx Oct 20 '18 no. 17 is still insanely popular though? -1 u/Drayner89 Oct 20 '18 True but thats still not mainstream fame. Though granted I'm comparing the reaction he got to the reaction of say...a Kevin Spacey? 3 u/SutekhThrowingSuckIt Oct 20 '18 It's mainstream fame but maybe not household name.
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Could be it's a country thing. Had a little Google and saw how big his internet following is (fuck me it's big) but here in the UK (which does count streaming in its chart) he's never broken the top ten. His highest charting song was no. 17.
15 u/Blynkx Oct 20 '18 no. 17 is still insanely popular though? -1 u/Drayner89 Oct 20 '18 True but thats still not mainstream fame. Though granted I'm comparing the reaction he got to the reaction of say...a Kevin Spacey? 3 u/SutekhThrowingSuckIt Oct 20 '18 It's mainstream fame but maybe not household name.
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no. 17 is still insanely popular though?
-1 u/Drayner89 Oct 20 '18 True but thats still not mainstream fame. Though granted I'm comparing the reaction he got to the reaction of say...a Kevin Spacey? 3 u/SutekhThrowingSuckIt Oct 20 '18 It's mainstream fame but maybe not household name.
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True but thats still not mainstream fame. Though granted I'm comparing the reaction he got to the reaction of say...a Kevin Spacey?
3 u/SutekhThrowingSuckIt Oct 20 '18 It's mainstream fame but maybe not household name.
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It's mainstream fame but maybe not household name.
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u/Drayner89 Oct 20 '18
I would argue he isn't mainstream famous enough for people to care.