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Originally Posted by SGR
Yeah I...wait...what's wrong with Steely Dan?
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The hardcore fans (and it's a real subset of people in my age group, i.e. millennials) seem to be pretentious in a way I find corny as opposed to any numbers of ways I embrace, that's all. Like a particular
sub-type of reddit ****
Their music is also extremely not for me but who cares
I also know a couple of fans who are pretty cool
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Originally Posted by Marie Monday
Yes. I think a reason why some old punks (also Lydia Lunch and Exene Cervenka for instance) turn to right wing politics or conspiracy theories is that much of their fame and identity is based around being anti-establishment cultural innovators: when they were young they were at the forefront of that kind of stuff but when you're old, you generally lose touch a bit and don't easily understand everything that the kids who are now at the forefront are doing. The healthy attitude is to accept that and try to understand anyway, but if it has been such a big part of your identity it's probably a hard pill to swallow and they turn their contrarian spirit in the wrong direction, against these new innovations that frustrate them. It's painful to watch
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Oh what has Lydia done now?