>>> legitimization of the medium by semi-famous people Cultural disconnect due to generation gap at play here too. It's the difference between say, Adam22 and

>>> legitimization of the medium by semi-famous people Cultural disconnect due to generation gap at play here too. It's the difference between say, Adam22 and LenaThePlug talking to XXXTentacion about growing up in Lauderdale, FL and getting discovered via Instagram. Basically, an ex-pro skateboarder and webcam performer chilling with a rapper and his crew in the comfort of their own garage. Versus Terry Gross asking Jonah Hill about his new 90s nostalgia film in the Fresh Air studio. The former represents a germane, bottom-up emerging sensibility. While the latter is the same commodification of "indie" culture we have seen a thousand times before.