!!! AGAINST THE GRAIN: POST YOUR UNPOPULAR OPINIONS !!!

It's BACK!

An all time great thread from the AP 1.0 foundation.

Massive props goes to the originator Onomatrix who brought us this powerful forum, inspired by by a forum on Playahata.com (if I'm correct). Ono, get on here and set it off with your unique perspective.

Objective: express the opinions that would normally get your run out of town if vocalized or presented. Example:

= Obama is not the best candidate but he's all we've got

= Black folks are our own worst enemy

= Women are too emotional

= Men are too emotionless

= Censorship is a good idea

= All women with perms hate their natural selves

= All men with dreads date white women

= Folks under 30 don't know anything about good music

= Chocolate owns vanilla

= J-Dilla couldn't touch Premeir, Large Pro, Pete Rock or Dre

...and so on (disclaimer: all the above examples do NOT represent my personal views, one or two maybe...).

This is not a place for full on debate & violent conflict, but please be free in how you express. And keep the page long flame-wars to private messages and off the boards.

Ready? Let's go!

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Permalink Reply by LesYpersound on May 21, 2012 at 5:30pm

the changing names, body parts, clothing styles... it's funny how it is policed by ppl w/ power or shit-talked by anyone possessing a mouth or a keyboard. i guess when folks voice their criticism you're hearing more about them than the person they're criticizing. which is fine... we should all strive to be observant or self-aware enough where instead of directing ire at another for doing stuff that doesn't affect us in the least we can articulate WHY we'd have any reaction at all to that person's actions.

i really hate that pop song hook about wanting to be a billionaire because of how the shallow and shitty the examples the guy gives (classic middle class kid wanting even more money on top of the song being complete unimaginative shit). but barrett strong's MONEY (youtube) is such a fucking bad ass song--it's as honest as the imagined fires in a christian's hell are hot... maybe it's the self-reflection in the lyrics versus just rattling off the things money can buy and bullshit bullshit bullshit and all confusing of fame for money bullshit.

i guess the unpopular opinion here is i do not hate hustlers or people who have that drive to get and keep money. i understand it, i don't live my life like that if i don't need to (e.g. when i have enough money to pay rent, eat, etc), but i respect folks who acknowledge and understand and can articulate their desires and needs.

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Permalink Reply by X-D-D-M*9 on May 22, 2012 at 4:08pm

^^^ agreed on opinions & a-holes; everybody got one. On the 'billionaire' tip...

I guess I / we were kind of correct:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/05/20/the-failure-of-f...

...at the same time ain't a hater and nor do I think Facebook will never rise as stock. I just think the hype did them in slightly where folks didn't hock Mom's hierlooms to get a share of FB in the IPO. I agree with what analysts have said that FB will become more powerful by buying other emerging tech companies like Google & Yahoo do. The purchase of Instagram is step that way if they find a way to compete with Snapfish & Photobucket.

Still, with nearly a billion users & pages they have value. Time will show just much that is. They ain't Microsoft or Apple yet.

X-D-D-M*9 said:

= I don't fully see the hype on the coming Facebook IPO. The large banks & investment houses will eat up any real worthwhile stock in the beginning. Sounds like a bunch of hype but I understand that's how the market goes. Hype often makes $$$ in the stock market.

Just for the record, I don't own stock one in anything or have any true financial knowledge. Just from what I've heard from others who have more education and experience in the stock market, these major IPO's (initial public offerings; where stock shares in a company are placed on the open market for sale, please correct me if I'm wrong) are hype that the small investor won't see much profit investing in unless they somehow buy mad shares.

All I know from consumer perspective is that Facebook has yet to issue any real functional products outside of it's site. As compared to Apple & Google with their computers, music players & services, searches, apps, etc. Not as if Facebook is done and can't do anything new but Apple corp leads in innovation and Google is real progressive in the net era. Facebook is banned in schools & workplaces while every school and work site searches Google for info and use Ipads for lessons (just started in my school). Shoot, Myspace was the social network leader until Facebook came along so something could bump them too.

Please feel free to tell me why I'm wrong if I am, all you business wizards. If so, let's pool some green together and buy one share of FB stock and uh, get rich.