>>484957>They get off easy because us millennials are trying to be a little more warmly welcoming by helping them out compared to how a lot of us had to go in blind because of lack of resources back in that time.Yeah I think that's on us for being kinda lenient with them. I remember Trads were strict with me for not knowing the difference between goth and post punk. Unless there was a strong goth club in your area, you didn't have much support getting into it.
>They really are and it feels so depressing that we're going to see more of them dropping like flies as we head for 2030.That is depressing. I just watched Brick(2005) for the first time. The writer was inspired by Dashiell Hammett when he did the script. If this generation doesn't read books, they aren't going to make anything worth watching. We are heading towards Idiocracy with these recent mind numbing movies.
>but back then, you really had to have the gumption to rock with it because you really were going against the grain and the reception wasn't always going to be positive. Exactly. If you wanted to be any kind of alternative you would expect to be criticized. By family, extended family, peers, teachers and you would have to tone down the look or stop being alt because you couldn't get a job. Unless you worked at Hot Topic or an adult shop, the dyed hair and facial piercings had to go. Zoomers just don't get how hard it was because you become goth and you were basically doing it alone if you didn't have friends.
>Just hearing this made me remember a video of what Angela Benedict talked about a few yeas ago with how back in the day there would be house parties that alternative people would throw to create that sense of community.I heard about Angela thru the alt boards and haven't seen all her videos. I think I brought up house parties in the last thread. But yeah, we did those. It was mostly alt music because there were only 2 goths including myself. Plus it wasn't our house but it was good to have a party and connect with people. I don't know if Zoomers would be into that and with the way people are now, house parties are something Trads and Millennials would bring back.
>They don't need alcohol, just some snacPost too long. Click here to view the full text.