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Geeks, MOPs, and Sociopaths in Subculture Evolution
- creators generate cultural capital (i.e cool), fans generate social capital (network of relationships), and mops generate liquid capital (i.e money that subsidizes the scene). But too many mops causes problems, mainly because they free-ride off the geeks and offer little to the community. David Chapman explains:
“However, as mop numbers grow, they b
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Teen Subcultures Are Fading. Pity the Poor Kids.
by https://www.nytimes.com/by/mireille-silcoff
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We even saw the rise of subcultures where the entire notion of participation is simply consumption. r/mechanicalkeyboards is the classic example, but it also applies to hypebeast culture, or to that Tumblr subculture of design heads who make their entire personality about owning Dieter Rams objects and Leica cameras.
from Life After Lifestyle by subpixel.space
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