I still don't understand these rapgenius non-lyrical annotations that get posted here. Why not just write a blog post with your commentary? Having to click a bunch of times to context-switch between the real content and your thoughts is just an annoyance.
I (somewhat) agree that if there is only a single person's feedback, then RapGenius (perhaps) isn't the ideal model for everyone (though I personally like it a lot) - but, when you want to group source everyones feedback/annotations, it's awesome.
I read a lot of stuff on Rap Genius, and I find their annotation system to be one of the best - I was in a packed MRT in singapore, and was able to easily, with very little mental friction, read through the agenda and annotations, single handedly - thumb clicking the annotations and back.
The context switching added deeper understanding for me - mentally I might gloss over something that I could dig deeper into with a good source at hand - I love the format.
It's the same concept as having footnotes in printed books. Adding lots of commentary in the middle of a document breaks the flow of the text. On RG, you can read the text intact in its original form if the annotations don't interest you, and drill into the things that catch your attention. It sounds like you're questioning the concept of footnotes and annotations in general, rather than just on Rap Genius.
