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I explain more in http://news.rapgenius.com/1901085 (Click the green lines FOR ANNOTATIONS)

But what's the deal with track lighting?

I see track lighting and immediately assume a botched renovation job or if it is a new space they ran way over budget and then realized they needed lights in the room.

It's funny, when I think of track lighting the first thing that comes to mind would be art galleries or renovated high-end loft spaces. I guess it must be whatever type of track lighting you're most used to seeing.

I didn't know what the heck the OP was trying to indicate about track lighting either. Given the context I figured it was some type of insult about him being cheesy though, I didn't really understand it.

I should have been more specific with my comment. It should have read "When I see track lighting in a residence...". Track lighting and art galleries go hand in hand for me as well.

That being said high-end lofts are just as susceptible to crappy renovations or going over budget and forgetting to light a room. The way I see it lighting should either be a flourish of design (pendant lights in a kitchen / chandelier-esque hanging thing in a dining room) or not seen at all.

good point. I still can't figure out if the OP was trying to say that the "baller" track lighting indicated he was really rich (ala art gallery) or if he was really cheesy (ie, cheap condo renovation). Also mentioning $600 per night on AirBnB would seem to indicate that the place was swanky, seeing as how that's towards the high end even for San Francisco. I don't know what they were trying to say, I'm confused!

About that $600 figure, if you click the text you get something closer to the truth:

It was actually closer to $300 / night, but $600 sounds better

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