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Of course there's no counterculture---(but not for the reasons given in the article)---the Internet has made it a part of mainstream culture. No matter how absu
by nmilo 4y ago
Of course there's no counterculture---(but not for the reasons given in the article)---the Internet has made it a part of mainstream culture. No matter how absurdly counter-mainstream you make a piece of music, film, etc., you will find an audience enjoying it online. There is no counterculture because almost everyone is a part of at least one niche subculture. The fact that you're posting this on a forum that would have undoubtedly been called "countercultural" 30-40 years ago is telling of how far culture has changed since the times when the Top 40 chart was relevant.
- seydor 4y agoI disagree. The internet is its own culture and it is absolutist. It has perpetuated a lot of falsehoods like, e.g. that popularity equates with truth and that damages people. It is not possible to pay for counterculture because cash has been replaced by the visa-paypal-apple-google cartel. The internet needs to meet its counterculture
- 8bitsrule 4y ago>you're posting this on a forum that would have undoubtedly been called "countercultural" 30-40 years ago Wishful. Today's counterculture sometimes appears on HN. Its 'values and norms of behavior differ substantially from the' HN mainstream ... the sassiest is quickly and, without reply, anonymously 0-bulleted to the bottom of the threads.