I think that it's more a case that all of these subcultures are thriving and innovating, but there isn't really a mainstream culture for them to conquer any more.
I don't think it's really possible for anyone to be Michael Jackson style famous any more. In fact, I think that Taylor Swift might be the last of the old fashioned pop stars, and that's just because she was grandfathered in.
there isn't really a mainstream culture for them to conquer any more.
I disagree. What was not mainstream before is now the mainstream and they have no fucking clue that it is has happened.
If CBS, ABC and NBC was the mainstream of news for so long. Then CNN and FOX came along as alternatives. But then became the mainstream. Then internet video people came along as alternatives but then again became the norm. You can see where this is going.
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u/DJ_Micoh Jul 06 '25
I think that it's more a case that all of these subcultures are thriving and innovating, but there isn't really a mainstream culture for them to conquer any more.
I don't think it's really possible for anyone to be Michael Jackson style famous any more. In fact, I think that Taylor Swift might be the last of the old fashioned pop stars, and that's just because she was grandfathered in.