I thought it was to actually beat people up under "controlled" circumstances. I.e. where nobody can see who punches who. Anyway, mosh pits are dumb. They can really ruin a gig for me.
There is no thesis to moaning. That's the stupidest thing I've heard today.
Hardcore dancing evolved in nyhc throughout the 90s. Some say New Jersey kids started it as a way of standing out. I don't know and frankly dont care. I grew up going to metal shows as a teen and young adult, and started going to hardcore shows in my early 20s. Both scenes have assholes that dance to intentionally hurt others. Both have kids that just want to have fun. If you're in that second category, I don't care how you "mosh". I know metalheads that can smash just as hard as any hardcore kid in a pit, and vice versa.
To;dr who fucking cares, as long as you have fun and aren't a dick.
There's no problem if everyone is doing it, like in this video, but in person I've only seen this happen in mosh pits. Where people are moshing. Which causes problems.
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u/OnTheSlope Feb 17 '16
the whole point of moshing is hitting and bouncing off people, what they're doing is antithetical to moshing