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Is there something true about the idea that nerdy things get ruined by becoming cool and profitable? AFAIK I always see the same story in the world with communi
by wallace_f 9y ago
Is there something true about the idea that nerdy things get ruined by becoming cool and profitable? AFAIK I always see the same story in the world with communities that make the leap from harshly criticized -> fringe-cool (for lack of a better word); the next step is -> mainstream cool + vultures sweep in to make money.
Computer games: nerdy/uncool -> cool/dominated by passionate developers -> corporate money-making conveyor-belt development & profits > quality
Gay communities: pariahs -> cool place to live/college students -> money-making developments, gentrification & profits > communal destruction
SV, Portland and Seattle have also been described this way. Online communities as well.
- yathern 9y agoReminds me of something I read a while ago - describing just what you mean: https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths
- tdb7893 9y agoPeople looking to make money often essentially strip mine the uniqueness of a place and the influx of people fundamentally changes the culture. I don't think it always makes it worse but if you like a place as it is it would seem reasonable to generally dislike change
- wtflmaohnisdumb 9y agoNo, there isn't. There are only people who are growing older and thinking about the "good ol' days".