Subject: teenage lobotomy...
From: Sean Draine (seandr@microsoft.com)
Date: Tue Apr 17 2001 - 18:59:55 GMT
Cecilia:
"Let me summarize. Apparently, if you're college-aged or slightly
younger, you're what's known as an "organization kid". That is, a kid
that doesn't buck authority or, indeed, anything else."
If Seattle is an indicator, it was the explosion of tech money that
turned everyone away from punk and it's offspring. When I arrived here
in the early 90's, it was a complete freak town. The republicans were in
office, the economy sucked, there were no jobs - being a freak was fun,
easy, inevitable, and tied you to the community.
Then the buckets of money arrived. You'd hear about a former freak who
made his first million, or see an old regular at the Crocodile Café in a
BMW convertible. You used to go out with holes in your jeans. Now they
won't even let you into the club with jeans. Suddenly, being a freak is
a bit lonely and depressing, and with all the new young companies
dangling cash and options in front of you, it's awefully tempting to
renounce your lifestyle and take the bait. Hell, you'd be a fool not to.
Well, Cecilia, we've come full circle. The republicans are back in
office, the old energy companies are again sucking the economy dry and
plundering our natural resources, and unemployment is back on the rise.
Soon, our president will claim that trees cause pollution. His good
buddies at General Dynamics will persuade him to spend a third of the
nation's budget on a fraudulent satellite-mounted anti-missile laser
system inspired by a really neat movie. He will designate a new Evil
Empire (China, perhaps?). He will embarrass and alienate millions with
his awkward speech mannerisms and complete lack of wit.
Don't worry, the kids will get freaky again.
-Sean
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