what happened to "subcultures?"

[datasuspect]

does bohemianism still exist or is it ensconced neatly in a prefab condo rehab somewhere near a former skid row that is now a "theater district?"

can you even get flophouse rooms anymore?

[CanuckAmok]

1. You can, but you wouldn't like it.

No cable. Lots of silverfish. Not much in the way of resale.

[datasuspect]

2. on a good day

i think silverfish would be preferable to yuppies.

[CanuckAmok]

3. maybe, but silverfish tend not to support a diverse liquor store.

I mean, if you want a 40 of Colt 45, there you go, but if you want a Bonny Doon "Cigar Voilant" 1997, forget it.

[datasuspect]

4. i guess they probably don't buy cigars

with labels on them or eat much thai food either.

[CanuckAmok]

6. Well, eventually the'll eat the Thai food.

I'm not sure about the cigars, though.

[JanMichael]

5. Co-opted by multi-national BRANDS!

They OWN you.

To quote Naomi Klein:

"We were so focused on what was written on the wall we never noticed that the wall had been sold"

Or some other shit.

[CanuckAmok]

7. Naomi Klein has a FAT ASS.

Just sayin'.

[JanMichael]

8. No bigger than YOURS!

Right? Cause we all know the ass sizes of everyone now?

[datasuspect]

9. cultural homogenization

the importation of the worst aspects of suburban life (big box retail, sprawl, "safety," "convenience") in the city.

your street smells like a bath shop instead of onions, garlic, and piss kinda thing.

is there anywhere left that isn't sanitized?

[JanMichael]

10. Where the non-Upper-Middle class trustafarians & their parents don't live?

Those would be the non-disneyfied places.