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Radio2600
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| | | Re: BALLS BALLS BALLS (7 years of screencaps) < Reply # 32 on 4/17/2020 9:38 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by EsseXploreR
You're 100% right. It's really crazy the difference in the community just in the last 10 or so years. I remember when most people I would meet had similar personalities and interests, even outside of exploring itself. Thats slowly changed. I'm just glad I've gotten to know as many cool people as I have before things got to be how they are now. Even if someone doesn't bug me themselves the company they keep makes me not want to associate with them most of the time.
| That's what I was speaking to. The dynamic of the in-group vs. out-group. The in-group has grown so large that has blurred the boundaries between in-group and out-group and in some respects, the very identity of the in-group is no longer clear. The Simpson's episode Flaming Moe's sort of addressed this phenomenon. The in-group is centered around a drink that was invented by Homer Simpson, but monetized by Moe Szyslak. The in-group is centered around Moe until Homer leaks the recipe and it is immediately copied on a large scale. That in-effect, destroyed the in-group in the same way that widespread publicity of UE has changed the entire dynamic of the UE in-group. I've seen the same thing happen before in other in-groups and this too, shall pass. It may take time.
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| Aran
Location: Kansas City Gender: Male Total Likes: 1848 likes
Huh. I guess covid made me a trendsetter.
| | | Re: BALLS BALLS BALLS (7 years of screencaps) < Reply # 38 on 4/20/2020 11:25 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Radio2600 The dynamic of the in-group vs. out-group. The in-group has grown so large that has blurred the boundaries between in-group and out-group and in some respects, the very identity of the in-group is no longer clear.
| I'd definitely agree with that. Thanks to the centralization on a few forums and small numbers, the internet allowed the urbex community to function like a small town for years. You can see the classic small town dynamics at work- the way we all know each other or at least have mutual acquaintances, the long standing grudges and friendships and relationships, the importance of a trustworthy reputation with forums functioning as town halls. But the rise of Instagram was like a massive influx of outsiders from the big city into this small town. Nobody knows anybody and they arrive with a different set of values, ones especially geared towards consumption. They overharvest the local fishing hole, crowd the local bar, overflow the town hall and and trash the quiet chill spots. Maybe they'll go back to the city or maybe they're here to stay and our town's been gentrified. It's hard to say which option is reality, but just like that allegorical small town we can't go back- only find a way to move forward without losing who we are.
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