• nightlily@leminal.space
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      No, we must take everything completely seriously. Especially the stage personas of entertainers. Now where did I put my Daft Punk vinyl? Those two were completely normal musicians with no tomfoolery /s

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      Meh, these are influencers paying thousands of dollars to play dress up at a music festival so they can cynically exploit art and culture for clicks and engagement. Lots of these people don’t ever go to see a single band, but they drive up the prices for those who want to actually go to a music festival.

      I mean yeah, it’s Coachella so what do you expect, but it wasn’t always like this. It is cultural enshitiffication at the hands of the most vapid common denominator.

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        these are influencers paying thousands of dollars to play dress up at a music festiva

        I’m still trying to wrap my head around this. I see pics of a “music festival” but there’s no mud, dirt, dust, and a complete lack of patrons that look strung out on days of drugs and a total lack of sleep. Then I hear about the premium experience you describe and I just shudder as my brain latches on to “this might look better, but it doesn’t seem right.”

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        coachella has always kinda been ass, i remember mocking it in college and I’m old as dirt