Sure and I get that perspective too. It isn't mine but I don't fault anyone for feeling that way, it's logical
No, irthesteve had replied to them at the time so they still show up. They’re in the thread. First couple of pages
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Yeah I just don't really hold him to a different standard and I do separate the music writing from the posting (lmao that makes it sound like I take it way more seriously than I do). I've had moments where something doesn't connect with me and I say it's shit (like one album I won't mention again) and then I revisit it and discover things I like. I've also had moments where I speak overly definitively about something that REALLY isn't made for me in the first place and have to walk back how definitive I'm being. I wouldn't delete the posts unless they actually made someone uncomfortable and I do think that aspect is weird but yeah I also think there have been posters that have acted the same way about a lot of different things so I don't think him being that way is particularly exceptional except for being something to laugh about later, doesn't impact how I see his writing at all but his writing IS based on opinions end of the day so I get that interfering with whether or not you can enjoy the writing or appreciate any conviction behind it
I don’t actually feel that way but I screenshotted that the other day and forgot about it and it made me laugh