Since Lip unblocked me again, I can now respond directly again. Here is the issue:
1. You make predictions which are the primary movers of Billboard Hot 100 Prediction markets, of which $100s of $1000s is bet each week on Kalshi.
2. In addition to partnering with Kalshi, you have admitted to personally placing bets there on music charts.
This is a massive conflict of interest that would be disallowed in almost any industry. You are Brendan Sorsby, except instead of rehab and an apology, you just triple down on things.
That you have become increasingly deranged about Taylor and Swifties over the last several months is a mitigating factor, but it's not the main issue.
If you cared about ethics and the legitimacy of TOTC, you would take steps to increase transparency around your predictions, including independent oversight. You would also issue restrictions on your own gambling on music markers.
This is the bare minimum that anyone with your conflicts would need to do to be taken seriously. And it should honestly be legally required. But ironically, even though you love to call others MAGA, you personally benefit from Trump's lawlessness and deregulation of this new form of insider training.
You'll only be able to use Swifties as a punching bag for so long before this comes crashing down on you.
If you are serious about protecting the reputation of TOTC, do the actual things that will protect it.