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I don't see what's wrong with being consumerist. We exist within a consumerist culture, we all sustain ourselves through the purchase of products with currency we accrue through enacting production ourselves. Participating in this process can't possibly be contrary to the 'Goth ethos' because every goth band has, at least at one point, rendered their music as a good, and even were such music offered to the populace freely for the sake of artistic expression, its creators still bought all of their guitars, all of their clothes, and the technology required to generate records.
I enjoy gothic fashion. I have no qualms with giving someone money in exchange for their helping me to dress in a style which I enjoy. Consumerism seems to have this stigma associated with it, and I can't understand that- you can't escape the system.
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