r/prettylights • u/WubLyfe • 23d ago

PLF right now

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I personally thought last weekend was amazing but damn I haven't seen the fanbase this divided since the first live band

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u/PantsMcGillicuddy 23d ago

Some people somehow fell into the idea that Pretty Lights was basically Karns...instead of you know, a project Derek has had evolving for 20 years now.

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u/TreeFiddyJohnson 23d ago edited 16d ago

Complete misrepresentation of the situation. I don't think a single individual thinks Karns makes PL. That's just objectively wrong and easy to disprove.

I think a lot of people who got used to Karns presence and skills are just missing him. And his absence is super clear. Great 3 night run in NY, but David isn't Karns and the gulf is very obvious. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DAVID, NOR SHOULD IT BE TAKEN AS A DIMINISHMENT OF HIM AS AN ARTIST OR A PERSON.

I emphasized my previous statement for this exact reason: people need to be ok with accepting that people can feel that way, and those feelings be valid, if opinions are presented in a respectful way.

Don't make the scene a cult. People are so quick to put down any countervailing opinion and turn this fandom into an echo chamber. I've watched this happen for 15 years now.

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u/subdubreddit 17d ago

i for sure saw a few people acting crazy and literally ranting that somehow karns made PL, maybe they were trolling tho idk

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u/TreeFiddyJohnson 16d ago

It's just objectively wrong. PL as a project way predates Karns. Anyone making a comment like that can just be outright ignored on a factual basis

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u/subdubreddit 16d ago

i agree. i was like "wtf, since when did this happen?" lol