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There is absolutely a counterculture, but you won't really see it in the usual "public spaces." Even if the members of it are there, the spaces dont allow expre
by friend_and_foe 4y ago
There is absolutely a counterculture, but you won't really see it in the usual "public spaces." Even if the members of it are there, the spaces dont allow expression of it, so it's not there. You won't find ot on Facebook and TV, what you'll find are caricatures of a previous counterculture expressed by the establishment, posing as a counterculture.
The real counterculture is on the edges and in the shadows, as it always has been, but it's cultural form does not take the form you'd expect if you're looking for it that way. It's not wearing all black, it doesn't have nose rings, it doesnt listen to edgy music, there is no consumerist element to it being exploited by corporations yet, that's actually a cultural cornerstone of it. It looks a lot like business as usual from the outside, but it isn't.