User blog comment:CykeP/Negativity in Western VOCALOID Music/@comment-4281910-20160128084721/@comment-27092909-20160128141033

That's not what I'm saying at all, actually.

What I'm saying is, it seems to me like the "being able to express your feelings/depression/etc." has become more of a trend in the VOCALOID world than it has a legitimate expression of your feelings. There are so many English producers who have started to write songs that are suddenly "so depressing" and Ren also pointed it out, how sometimes they can just be people looking for a quick pageview and it's "low" of them to do that.

I'm absolutely not saying that I think they should "fake a smile and write peppy songs" just so "neurotypicals"  aren't down, I think it's fine that they write that music, and it's so important to convey your feelings. In fact, I even said in the blog post that I don't want to write or see those cheesy "you can do it!", generic songs that are kind of really a waste of time, and of course you're going to be forgotten in the course of a month or so.

At the end of the day, I guess the only thing that really bothers me is that we've gone from expressing ourselves and showing that "hey, we've got issues" and opening up the deepest, darkest parts of our selves has turned into a big show, and it's not being taken as seriously, or being used purely for the sake of views and money grabbing.

In the end, it's not really that big of a deal. I was simply pointing out the fact that in the West we've been popping out so many more negative songs than ever, and wondering if it's legitimate, or not, and if it's going to change any time soon.

And this is more of an observation, and personally I'm mostly trying to understand why they've become such a big deal, why there are so many, and if that's ever going to change (if not, it's fine, because it's music. I'd rather see producers write what they want instead of just stopping if it doesn't conform to my personal tastes). If that makes any sense?