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I will die on the hill that U.S. culture suffered a grievous and potentially mortal injury when we retired the concept of "selling out"

Dan Mitchell@danmitchell.bsky.social

A huge swath of the American middle class rationalized its way into evil, a decades-long process that began in the '80s. Defending vile corporate acts by citing "shareholder value." Journalists defending "sponsored content." Pundits finding "valid" reasons for why people went MAGA. It's a long list.

I remember being stunned when The Arcade Fire and The Black Keys went on the Colbert Report to have a showdown (haha) about who sold more songs for commercials. Like, only one generation of indie bands prior were selling "NO LOGO" at their merch tables.