alt Hacker NewsThis comment feels like it's from the early 90's when people were being critical of bands for selling out.
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InsideOutSanta • today at 6:01 PM
AKA the good old times when it wasn't as culturally accepted to be openly evil if it made money.
BoingBoomTschak • today at 5:36 PM
Is there something wrong with being critical of bands for selling out, though?
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antonvs • today at 5:14 PM
That's a very different situation. An individual "anchoring their identity" to a brand isn't doing so to earn money, which is why bands "sell out". It's just a choice they make about who they are, and I have to agree with GP that that seems tragically uncool.
thwarted • today at 5:44 PM
Except this is being critical of the popularity and fans, not the band.
Reminds me of Tool's reaction to that trend, "Hooker with a Penis"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooker_with_a_Penis