#But man seeing punk being commodified and watered down until it’s nothing kinda sucks still

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May I ask why it makes you mad?

I have long debated whether or not answering this ask, because I know it’ll make some people upset but fuck it, if I can’t even be true on my own personal blog then what’s the point?

That post made me mad because it plays in what I call the gentrification of punk. What once was a gritty, at times disgusting movement born of the lowest layers of British society, has now become a pastel uwu stay hydrated let’s all hold hands ghost of its former self. I’ve seen people with my own two eyes arguing that the punk movement is about kindness and it always has been, which is objectively untrue. “society sucks so I’m gong to be kind instead uwu” WRONG. Society sucks so in retaliation I will be even worse. Fuck you. Scared of being pelted? Bring a knife.

With that out of the way, I am aware that modern 2024 America society is different from 70s Britain and trying to retaliate to conservatives and/or the police will get you killed or worse. Times have changed, and I understand people prioritizing staying safe instead of “sticking it to The Man because society sucks and it’s all pointless anyway”. Movements and words lose their meaning as time goes on, and this is also true for punk, which has been dead at least since the 80s. I guess being mad at people’s watered down, sweet uwu bean neo-punk is my way of mourning it.

Anyway enough of me yapping, Snivelling Shits attack