Ya'll Wanna See a Dead Body? The Fall of Drake and the Rise of Opp Culture
The Verdict: Drake lost this battle. The funny thing is that it wasn’t to Kendrick- it was to the opps, goofy asses whose only goal is to oppose whatever is “popular.” They’re pop opps, if you will. If you’re winning, statistically speaking, then they’re not feeling you and they’ll find any reason to support that dislike. Kendrick is simply their champion, hired and sent to slay the dragon. Taking the analogy further, Opps are like the townspeople, too scared and weak to do the job themselves however cheering from the sidelines at the bloodshed and gore.
What is Opp Culture?
No, Opp culture is not Other People’s Property. Opp culture, as I refer to it here, is the practice of enthusiastically and cynically engaging in opposition to a person, idea, or event. The key word here is cynically.
There’s a “culture” arising that rewards, both socially and psychologically, the person standing in “opposition” to an idea, person, or event. It’s no longer neccessary to have fresh ideas that add to the conversation, you need simply to be in opposition to a prevailing sentiment to receive engagement on social media.
This creates a problem. Why? Because now, the non critical thinkers who lie amongst us in the social media-sphere can simply oppose shit instead of actually bringing thoughtful ideas and commentary on the happenings of the day.
OPP culture isn’t simply about having a differing opinion - that’s actually a healthy thing! Instead it’s more concerned with proving you wrong and sometimes to simply be the contrarian.
Other Opp Culture Subjects
Drake v Kendrick is simply the latest incarnation of Opp Culture. A quick review of your recent social media feed will produce post onthe following topics:
Black women v black men
LeBron v Jordan
MAGA v Progressives
Caitlyn Clark v Angel Reese
Final Thoughts
It’s not that Drake lost his battle to Kendrick lost his battle, but it wasn’t the Kendrick it was to the people Was a 20 million V1 the reason that I’m looking at all of this stuff with the side eye is because really it’s not that people don’t care if something is actually true. They only care that they’re on the opposite side of people they like or dislike it they want to be the opposition, opposing as opposed to promoting anything right unless they’re promoting opposition in the whole goal is simply to be an antagonist to those who are considered the winners and so at least speaking right we we see this in the opposition to not only Drake, but to Katelynn Clark
“They Not Like Us” serves as an anthem for the opposition, capturing the desire to see a downfall, much like the perceived decline of Drake and the rise of a new cultural era. It’s not that Drake lost a direct battle to Kendrick Lamar or even to the public; the real battle was against a collective mentality. This mentality isn’t interested in the truth but in simply opposing those they either admire or despise. People engage in opposition for its own sake rather than promoting any constructive agenda. The ultimate goal is to antagonize those deemed successful. This dynamic is evident not only in the criticism of Drake but also in the opposition faced by athletes like Caitlin Clark.
I don’t know though. Maybe I’m crazy.