So there was a big streaming Tidal concert last night and Nicki Minaj looked fantastic but it also gives me a chance to talk about something that has been bothering me for… well, how long has Tidal been a thing?  That long at least. Actually, it started when Taylor Swift decided to take her music off of Spotify and point out what a hugely shitty deal Spotify was for the artists on Spotify.  Spotify makes Spotify a lot of money but somehow doesn’t make musicians a lot of money because of the terrible intricacies of ASCAP and label deals and basically things that were negotiated before streaming was a stuff.  It was important because honestly Taylor Swift was one of the few musicians who was actually big enough to take this stand, someone who both didn’t need Spotify and whose loss would be a big deal to them. So of course all my friends and their rebellious love of indie music and anti-establishment stuff crucified her for days.  Who the fuck does she think she is?  She is just doing it for attention. And yes, she was just doing it for attention.  That’s the point of a protest, to bring attention to an issue.  But it’s this thing, these people who I think are frankly kind of dumb in their rabid anti-corporate leanings are fully down with a corporation when they feel a girl had stepped out of line.  It was more important to them to shit on Taylor Swift because she played pop music than it was to do anything in line with what they claim to be their core beliefs.  Which brings us to Tidal.  Why the fuck does it seem like the entire world is cheering for Tidal to fail?  Just from a selfish perspective more competition is good for us as consumers.  We do not want one dominant service in any realm because it is bad for us.  But more so, after artists got raw deals, artists band together to create a service that gives artists a good deal and… people want it to fail and how date those uppity fuckers.  Who do they think they are?  And it’s this really gross human tendency where we want to smack people down every chance we get.  This strange thing where we need people to know their place and if they don’t we sure as fuck want to put them there.  And there are gross racial elements that have to be a part of this as well given who has started Tidal.  And you know, Nicki Minaj is one of the people who owns it, she’s one of the people I often feel faces hypocritical criticism.  I know, cause you guys send me nasty messages about her that no other posting gets.  And it boils down to her not really knowing her place.  You don’t like her attitude.  SO you know, bring it with those messages today but I can save you the effort by letting you know I don’t really care what you think.  Today I want to fuck Nicki Minaj.