1/ Subculture is the way we re-sort ourselves along new lines, lines chosen rather than born into.
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2/ Memes are the way we re-stereotype ourselves along new lines, simplifying the complex and decimating the personal.
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3/ Starter packs are the epitome of this phenomenon but not where it ends.
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have you read
@Meaningness on modes? https://meaningness.com/systematic-mode https://meaningness.com/modes-chart1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Actually yes-- Gabe and I have had debates over it iirc. Tbh I don't buy that we are post-subcult but I should re-read
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the last subculture was emo, since then I haven't noticed any: everyone dresses the same, listens same music (degrees of success)
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Alt-right isn't a coalition of subcults? Berghain? Bushwick DIY? Postrat?
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this fits neatly into
@Meaningness framework. Easy to be all of those, they only supply little chunks of meaning, not whole deal2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
My write-up should be clearer that subcultures still exist & we generate new ones, but they don’t function as they did b4
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