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Leipzig seems to be the new underground place in Germany from what I've heard and experienced. I believe this is the usual cycle of cities going through: arts
by piva00 3y ago
Leipzig seems to be the new underground place in Germany from what I've heard and experienced.
I believe this is the usual cycle of cities going through: arts scene existing because it's a cheap place to live, artists congregate in places they can afford, create a cool scene, the cool scene brings some bars/cafés and slowly it erodes to gentrification since these places are cool and attract other crowds into it (higher income, and/or tourists), eventually it makes the place expensive and artists have to find a new place where it's cheaper to live, and create their spaces.
Very similar to the geeks, MOPs, and sociopaths essay on subcultures. [0]
[0] https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths
- earthnail 3y agoBut Leipzig doesn't have the same growth opportunity as Berlin. Leipzig is 1/8th the size of Berlin and as such its upper bound on how large a scene can become is massively capped. Add to that that Berlin has been a place for internationals for generations, whereas Leipzig is entirely German. For the record, I love Leipzig, I think it's gorgeous.
- immibis 3y agoThe usual cycle of capitalism going through cities. This thing where vultures move in and monetize things that other people created for free is a peculiarity of the way our economy works, not a universal truth (although it's a universal truth that it happens wherever it's allowed to, it's not universally allowed to happen).