Half way through the book the wall collapses, and having no job, he shoots David Bowie in Berlin after discovering he has underage groupies. The rest of the book is him being put on trial with all the teenagers and real life musicians he beat up testifying against him.

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
    ·
    1 year ago

    Folks when our turn comes we have to not be dickheads about youth culture.

      • TraumaDumpling
        ·
        1 year ago

        i unironically think that the 6 second video format is inimical to in depth thought or criticism. its had a toxic influence on other mediums as well, youtubers all have tiktok editing (changes every 6 seconds) now, even movies and TV shows have been SEO optimized with stupid quips and memes that are stale before the movies release.

      • RyanGosling [none/use name]
        ·
        1 year ago

        Banning it is one thing. But you need to replace it with something good. So many nerds get mad at children for enjoying shitty content but offer nothing in return. All you accomplish is looking like a hateful boomer no one likes being around

    • disownthelibs [none/use name]
      hexagon
      ·
      1 year ago

      Oh fuck no, the old people in the Soviet Union were absolutely right to hate rock and roll and blue jeans. Shit is corrosive towards the soul.

      • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
        ·
        1 year ago

        true. After The Revolution the only music allowed by the state will be free jazz and wall noise, and the only clothing will be latex bodysuits, bolo ties, and religious garb.

        • TraumaDumpling
          ·
          1 year ago

          if i can't wear a baggy utility jumpsuit after the revolution whats even the point? i guess i can deal with the religious garb thing, i love robes.

      • TraumaDumpling
        ·
        1 year ago

        blue jeans are at least corrosive to the balls, who tf puts a huge rough thick seam right there

        also corrosive to hip mobility, never try to do parkour in jeans.

        • Rod_Blagojevic [none/use name]
          ·
          1 year ago

          Who? I do. I do it for fashion, and because because I'm used to it and honestly don't know what other pants to buy. But it does suck.

      • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
        ·
        1 year ago

        no that's silly. Rock and roll is literally just a way of structuring the beat of a song. It makes just as much sense to say doo wop is corrosive towards the soul

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
        ·
        1 year ago

        👖 🪨 🥖 = death-to-the-poor

        I see your point, comrade. We must unleash the terrorsphere on the rock and roll hall of fame.

        • zed_proclaimer [he/him]
          ·
          1 year ago

          it's not rebellion unless there's an old curmudgeon scolding them. It's dialectical

          • disownthelibs [none/use name]
            hexagon
            ·
            1 year ago

            Unfortunately the left doesn’t have a monopoly on the concept of rebellion. Plenty of young people end up right wing with old leftists scolding them

            • zed_proclaimer [he/him]
              ·
              1 year ago

              i'm not even talking politically. I just want to complain about the new words and strange music I don't understand