Unlike most kids of my era, I was essentially like Ferris Bueller (who names their kid that?) - except I wasn't has handsome, lucky, rich, or free. I wouldn't say I was in the "popular crowd", or most of the other crowds (alternative, audio/video, geeks, goth, industrial, jocks, lit, metalheads, punks, nerds, new wave, shop, skaters), but I was friendly with all of them. I was the social butterfly easily able to float around and visit with whoever, whenever. Naturally there were the regulars I hung around with most. Was the first Chief Sea Scout in SW Ontario (maybe all Ontario, maybe Canada). I skipped grade 9 and 11 art and did a high school-university thing before leaving to college early. I drew my election posters that won me the dance committee chairperson in the executive student council (me: 758 / them: 18 + 6), and began my event management by overhauling high school dances in Windsor, made them cool again, and made them profitable. I worked at a record store and spent too much time with Tunes DJ Service, and in the summer I was a lifeguard and taught sailing.
My dad was a dick-tator so I left home at 16, couldn't make it, left again at 17 for good off to animation college before I was legally supposed to. I liked music too much - most genres, but especially cutting edge electronica, ambient/chill, soundtracks, world music, etc. and hosted my "Whirled Peas" radio program in college and university. Also worked on the paper. Was into the Rave scene in Detroit-London-Toronto. Animated and art-directed live-action in Toronto, NY, etc., mostly on commercials and music videos. Was deep in the Burning Man scene for a dozen years. 2008 changed everything for me and 2020 was my best year since 2007. Been freedom fighting before and since COVID.
Much more too, but I'm getting bored of my keyboard voice.
I spent my time playing mtg during breaks and at one point I cycled through opponents, these dorks started playing, I hated their guts but they presented a challenge to me so I kept playing against them I just love the game so much. Meanwhile my metalhead friend stopped playing and hung out downstairs. I'd join that group now and then, they were enjoyable to hang out with but yeah from now seeing each other often anymore we grew apart. I do regret that a bit. But yeah we would play mtg, listen to heavy metal, and troll people.
Highschool subculture is an interesting topic, and it even has a recognized label.
However, a larger cultural change occurs every 5 years (or so).
The culture industry produces a new music, fashion, and culture genre (generation revision). There's a new boy band, and girl band, etc.
These changes begin in elementary school, where the curriculum and method of instruction is altered, which is supported in children's media etc. Taylor Swift openly (currently) promoted in elementary schools.
I am unaware of any specific terminology for the creation/manufacture of these demographic changes, as the concept undermines the alleged "independence" or individualism of Americans.
To analyze it as manufactured "culture" would expose the social manipulation that is imposed upon every (sub)generation of children.
However, everyone recognizes the next existence of the next tier down from this "subculture".
We're supposed to believe all of the highly selective media promotions, fashion changes, and attitude manipulating are organic occurrence. But nothing could be farther from the truth. Media creates fashion, and children mimic what they see.
And most children of every generation since the 50's have been brainwashed against the values of their parents, and the parents are clueless about how it happened.
They don't understand their children, and assume there's always been a "generational divide".
Brainwashing of children is assumed to be a natural feature of society. "Ok boomer."
I saw a video recently about how we used to refer to the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, etc. But no one refers to the 00s or teens - so, not by accident, the default is to call folks Boomers, Xers, Millennials, etc. thus creating generational divisions rather than sharing common nostalgias.
I'm a little nostalgic for the manufactured wholesome unifying "Canadian Heritage" and "don't pollute" propaganda we got in school - completely absent from school now and certainly not imposed on migrants.
I carry around a phone. Sure it's a few years old and not the best model. But essentially through all of human history - I have the pinnacle of electronic technology at my fingertips (besides what the government has that's 20 years more advanced). Most people recognize that. But only the aware and/or smart folks will acknowledge when I mention that also at this moment the ruling class is implementing the pinnacle of advanced psychological operations upon us.
Though if we were to ascribe it to any music genre it would be grunge as much as punk. We were the ones still doing grunge in the late 2000s. I was the nerd in the group. I had convinced all my group to take compsci classes with me. So in that sense they were nerds. But really that was just a class they were taking. But really there were only about 4 nerds in the school (me being one) and four goths and they were all in my crowd or near it. So could our group be called nerd or goth if we weren't majorally nerd or goth? But we had nearly 100% of the schools population of either in our group.
So yeah not enough goth or nerds to form a group. They got grafted into a broader grunge school shooter aesthetic that we did have enough of to make a group.
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Unlike most kids of my era, I was essentially like Ferris Bueller (who names their kid that?) - except I wasn't has handsome, lucky, rich, or free. I wouldn't say I was in the "popular crowd", or most of the other crowds (alternative, audio/video, geeks, goth, industrial, jocks, lit, metalheads, punks, nerds, new wave, shop, skaters), but I was friendly with all of them. I was the social butterfly easily able to float around and visit with whoever, whenever. Naturally there were the regulars I hung around with most. Was the first Chief Sea Scout in SW Ontario (maybe all Ontario, maybe Canada). I skipped grade 9 and 11 art and did a high school-university thing before leaving to college early. I drew my election posters that won me the dance committee chairperson in the executive student council (me: 758 / them: 18 + 6), and began my event management by overhauling high school dances in Windsor, made them cool again, and made them profitable. I worked at a record store and spent too much time with Tunes DJ Service, and in the summer I was a lifeguard and taught sailing.
My dad was a dick-tator so I left home at 16, couldn't make it, left again at 17 for good off to animation college before I was legally supposed to. I liked music too much - most genres, but especially cutting edge electronica, ambient/chill, soundtracks, world music, etc. and hosted my "Whirled Peas" radio program in college and university. Also worked on the paper. Was into the Rave scene in Detroit-London-Toronto. Animated and art-directed live-action in Toronto, NY, etc., mostly on commercials and music videos. Was deep in the Burning Man scene for a dozen years. 2008 changed everything for me and 2020 was my best year since 2007. Been freedom fighting before and since COVID.
Much more too, but I'm getting bored of my keyboard voice.
I spent my time playing mtg during breaks and at one point I cycled through opponents, these dorks started playing, I hated their guts but they presented a challenge to me so I kept playing against them I just love the game so much. Meanwhile my metalhead friend stopped playing and hung out downstairs. I'd join that group now and then, they were enjoyable to hang out with but yeah from now seeing each other often anymore we grew apart. I do regret that a bit. But yeah we would play mtg, listen to heavy metal, and troll people.
Any room to discuss the bigger picture?
Highschool subculture is an interesting topic, and it even has a recognized label.
However, a larger cultural change occurs every 5 years (or so).
The culture industry produces a new music, fashion, and culture genre (generation revision). There's a new boy band, and girl band, etc.
These changes begin in elementary school, where the curriculum and method of instruction is altered, which is supported in children's media etc. Taylor Swift openly (currently) promoted in elementary schools.
I am unaware of any specific terminology for the creation/manufacture of these demographic changes, as the concept undermines the alleged "independence" or individualism of Americans.
To analyze it as manufactured "culture" would expose the social manipulation that is imposed upon every (sub)generation of children.
However, everyone recognizes the next existence of the next tier down from this "subculture".
We're supposed to believe all of the highly selective media promotions, fashion changes, and attitude manipulating are organic occurrence. But nothing could be farther from the truth. Media creates fashion, and children mimic what they see.
And most children of every generation since the 50's have been brainwashed against the values of their parents, and the parents are clueless about how it happened.
They don't understand their children, and assume there's always been a "generational divide".
Brainwashing of children is assumed to be a natural feature of society. "Ok boomer."
I saw a video recently about how we used to refer to the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, etc. But no one refers to the 00s or teens - so, not by accident, the default is to call folks Boomers, Xers, Millennials, etc. thus creating generational divisions rather than sharing common nostalgias.
I'm a little nostalgic for the manufactured wholesome unifying "Canadian Heritage" and "don't pollute" propaganda we got in school - completely absent from school now and certainly not imposed on migrants.
I carry around a phone. Sure it's a few years old and not the best model. But essentially through all of human history - I have the pinnacle of electronic technology at my fingertips (besides what the government has that's 20 years more advanced). Most people recognize that. But only the aware and/or smart folks will acknowledge when I mention that also at this moment the ruling class is implementing the pinnacle of advanced psychological operations upon us.
Punk, Nerd.
Though if we were to ascribe it to any music genre it would be grunge as much as punk. We were the ones still doing grunge in the late 2000s. I was the nerd in the group. I had convinced all my group to take compsci classes with me. So in that sense they were nerds. But really that was just a class they were taking. But really there were only about 4 nerds in the school (me being one) and four goths and they were all in my crowd or near it. So could our group be called nerd or goth if we weren't majorally nerd or goth? But we had nearly 100% of the schools population of either in our group.
So yeah not enough goth or nerds to form a group. They got grafted into a broader grunge school shooter aesthetic that we did have enough of to make a group.
Nice poll BTW
LOL
http://SaidIt.net/s/Gothic - I submitted mostly older stuff though.
And how well does it fit you now?
I will always remain a geek man.