Dude, everyone's "ganging up" on you for a good reason. You're making a bunch of unreasonable assumptions despite the fact that you and everyone else have heard nothing from the new album. Yeah we may have had some SC and instagram teasers that sound "popish", but there's a very good chance that the end product won't sound anything like that. Also, you're claiming that they're headed towards a pure pop direction. How can you be so sure? There's many images and videos of them recording drum loops and guitar riffs. You really think they're gonna drop all real instruments and replace them with synthesizers? That's something that Justin Bieber or Drake would do, but not LP. If anything, they're headed towards more of a R&B/Hip hop direction, with of course, a good touch of Linkin Park. I mean think about it, true pop is usually up-beat with atrocious, elementary lyrics that a 10 year old would find amusing. But they've explained how they've put a larger influence on lyrics, and less on sound, and that the songs are a lot more personal and intimate. Pop just doesn't fit in that case. If anything it'll probably be their slowest record, which is, like I said, more along the lines of R&B and maybe soft rock.Honestly just wait until the full album is out, and once you've had a good listen of all of the tracks, that's where you'll be able to develop a valid opinion. But right now you're just letting your assumptions get the best of you. Nothing but pointless anger.
