On the signalling value of cosplay and DIY - spotted this in a federated network discussion of @Meaningness's greatest hit, and it's relevant in more than one of the circles where I move (omg intersectionality?)https://medium.com/@enkiv2/punk-cosplay-3005b5703c31 …
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unfortunately it's just inevitable that lowered production & distribution costs --> democratized access to 'costly' signals --> moral panic about 'authenticity' --> devaluation of those signals...
@enkiv2 is right that it's an uphill battle - not only uphill but unwinnable -
Yes, I’m afraid that seems to be right. Hence my claim that the subcultural mode is permanently over. Which is too bad! Then the question is “how can we get some of its benefits in contemporary circumstances,” which I don’t have much of an answer for, but I’m trying :)
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