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by Philip Sherburne
"[...] Griping seems to be endemic to the times. Disco fans complain about the proliferation of disco edits. Dubstep fans bemoan the genre's calcification into a turgid parody of dread. For a critique of the blog-house scene (aka electroclash 2.0), look no further than its loyal (and hilarious) opposition, Hipster Runoff. Maybe it's just the internet that makes people irritable. The comments section of BrooklynVegan is full of blasts at "Euro douchebags," suggesting a disturbingly xenophobic tendency in American indie culture. The mnmlssgs blog's recent attempt to critically assess the mythology behind Detroit techno quickly devolved into namecalling. The dance-music threads over at ILM are thick with vitriol. Part of the problem, certainly, is the rampant incivility that's crept into the world of Web 2.0-- as Homer Simpson would put it, "Democracy doesn't work!"-- but it seems like the mark of a true fan has become the ability to bitch more loudly and strenuously than anyone else...".
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