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A disillusioned ex-boho argues that consumer culture has turned "rebellion" and "individuality" into meaningless poses, about as transgressive as a turtleneck.
  • From new transmitters come the old stupidities...

    The only rebellion now that can have any meaning at all is the one that questions not only authority, but all received wisdoms, that stimulates the rebel to think critically as a way of life, that is skeptical of all parties, the rebellion where one examines the role he or she plays in the present (maybe up-to-the-minute) drama. Find sources that you trust, but don't believe in them. Come to your own conclusions.