no more people in positions of setting trends actually setting new trends.
just stealing from the commoners and receiving credit.

and before someone makes the asinine critique, no it hasn't "always been this way".

new acts used to succeed on being completely different from the established "norm".

no new acts get broken while their hot, no new trends/sounds get established except whatever is siphoned by 1% acts.

no counter-culture allowed, just usurped.

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i just want to opine in peace.