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by znq 1193 days ago
What do you mean with "it blew up"? It sounds kind of negative, but from the next sentence it sounds positive. I'm confused.
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"blew up" can be positive or negative depending on context. Generally when talking about a physical object it's negative, when talking about a personal endeavor it's generally positive.

"My server blew up" is likely negative.

"My youtube channel blew up" is likely positive, it means it went viral.

If a business blew up, it's almost certainly positive.

Thanks! Appreciate the lesson :-)