Found that reference I was looking for, "Geeks, MOPs, and sociopaths in subculture evolution" by David Chapman, ~2015, <https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-socio

Found that reference I was looking for, "Geeks, MOPs, and sociopaths in subculture evolution" by David Chapman, ~2015, <https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths>. Before there is a subculture, there is a scene. A scene is a small group of creators who invent an exciting New Thing—a musical genre, a religious sect, a film animation technique, a political theory. Riffing off each other, they produce examples and variants, and share them for mutual enjoyment, generating positive energy. The new scene draws fanatics... I've mentioned that previously on HN as well as the Fediverse: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37353453 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37353453> <https://toot.cat/@dredmorbius/110550422846690414 https://toot.cat/@dredmorbius/110550422846690414>