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humanodon  ·  3782 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Seattle News and Events | Punk Rock is Bullshit

I really appreciate the caveats and all the background/supplemental info.

    This is an article from the lesser (and mocked) of two Seattle alt weeklies.

Why does this publication get mocked?

Anyway I am curious, since you've got first-hand experience with the city and the scene such as it was, do you agree with the article's assertion that punk culture has had a negative effect on culture at large? You also mention that several of your friends, while starting out with punk, eventually found other musical cultures that they've held on to. Do you feel like those cultures contributed to the negativity that the writer mentions?