Or it's just flat out trash?
Yo opinion thousands like it
Thousands is pretty much nothing in the music industry. I hope the kid succeeds, I just personally don't like the music, no disrespect or anything.
WHEN AND HOW DID THAT BECOME THE CASE??
Who told you that?
I could see 10s or 100s. but when thousands like your music AR's come calling.
Been the case since everyone and their cousin started making music and the proliferation of things like ableton which enables anyone and everyone to do it at a relatively decent quality. Take a quick peek at soundcloud and see how many truly unknown artists have thousands of views.
Once you get in the tens of thousands, like more than 20,000, than, perhaps, you will get some recognition. Even then its doubtful. I am personally connected to a couple successful artists, and many more unsuccessful ones, not one myself, but I know the industry first hand.