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Originally Posted by Heretic
I was speaking about nonconformist behavior and how it can serve as a catalyst for social change. I never said that all nonconformist behavior rose to the same level of social change. If you are unable to see that the difference is a matter of degree, I can see where this example might lead to some confusion on your part.
- Heretic
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Goth is not nonconformist behaviour. Even at the very beginning of the subculture, goth was a tamer, more middle-class offshoot of punk largely bereft of any of the revolutionary sentiment or political verve. Since it has now become a fashionable subculture with the self-perpetuating illusion of nonconformity, it is essentially the archetypal outlet for pseudo-rebellious establishmentarian teenagers, there is nothing nonconformist about being a goth.