Why I hate MONDO 2000

Their attractiveness is due to (nearly) articulating their need and
desire for a radical culture not based upon heirarchy and consumption,
that acknowledges pleasure and beauty.

However actual emphasis is form over content (overblown magazine
production, $8000 vid setup considered inexpensive, etc).

Their experiences extend from existant privilege.

They are driven by fear; constantly congratulating themselves
and patting each other on the back. If they stopped, they would
have nothing else. Afraid of leaving the bright room of their
own enthusiasm.

They produce nothing; everything is a synthesis, at best, of
things obtained elsewhere, if it is not simply imported.

They are in the same position as automobile owners in 1900, and have
the same overall effect.

"Techno" is in fact "technology"; access requires wealth, as always.

So conveniently ("cooincidentally") plays into the worst of the
consumptive status quo.

"Mainstream" is not a thing, it is a non-thing -- the thing that is
not "us". Saving the world is usually suspicious activity.

It is obsessed with surface, style. No mention or care is given to
what happens when their toys break or need repair or maintenance.