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1874, Camus & The Tyranny of 'Cool'
Posted by buckshot defunct, Tue Dec-21-04 10:47 AM
I've been thinking more about this and how appropriate the term 'tyranny' is. I'm reminded of an Albert Camus quote that goes, “All revolutionaries become either tyrants or traitors." Likewise, culture that exists on the fringe of society either winds up collapsing upon itself or being co-opted by the mainstream. And then it becomes a whole different kind of cool. Until the next revolution comes along.