> ...than to be part of an isolated fringe community that the mainstream is unlikely to ever see... Like being a computer hacker was (and still to some extent

> ...than to be part of an isolated fringe community that the mainstream is unlikely to ever see... Like being a computer hacker was (and still to some extent is)? Sorry, no. People like to gather into in-groups and exclusivity makes it more attractive. Sweeping dirt under the rug doesn't destroy the dirt; you just wind up with a bigger and bigger lump of dirt under the rug.