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Yo,  Finn telling about his work and routine is actually more useful than 99% of that self-improvement bullshit which's on Internet

I'm from Los Angeles, so luckily in middle-high school (2006-2013) being emo/scene/punk/goth and unabashedly dressing so wasn't crazy (you can wear basically anything here and no one cares toooo much). I was more of a mall emo but had friends from all those subcultures. I always loved and wanted to adopt the scene aesthetic (not the band lol) but didn't think my african american hair could hang 🥺

dammit Finn, i come here for the culture and the jokes and you got me thinking about my whole life.

Finn: When I was 16 I assassinated the Burger King.

TikTok is almost like an archeological thing, new generations are discovering old artifacts (mostly clothes and music), and attributing them new uses and meanings.

Some rock bands labeled as normie stuff back in the day (like Gun's and Roses, mid 2000s pop culture or MTV emo music) are basically part of some kind of new alternative aesthetic. You only have to add some anime and new emo/punk/metal-rap and hyper-pop and you have almost the full equation.

Eco-terorism is a much more respectable interest than "Look at my colorful hair, do I scare you? *plays SWS*"

When I was into scene culture Monster was a huge deal. I think it's probably because everyone told you it was super bad for you and it could kill you. It was like doing drugs but far easier and less likely to ruin your life.
That being said I haven't felt a caffeine buzz in years and I need at least 160 mg of caffeine a day just to function.

If 27 year olds are emo elders I must be an emo senior. 😂

Last year I discovered that current alt culture is so way more self aware, inclusive and based post ironic funny than anything we had back in the day, I love this modern nonsense and I enjoy alt tok a lot!

The “elder emo” thing is me. I’ve grown out of the “look” but if I’m probably listening to Motion City Soundtrack, Mayday Parade, Dashboard Confessional or any other band like that, maybe even The Acacia Strain or Whitechapel if I’m feeling really edgy that day. When people said “it isn’t a phase” they really meant it.

"you can't get attached to things if they aren't working"
Time to put my dog up for adoption

Monster is part of any culture they can sponsor. They would sponsor a Bronie event if given the opportunity

5:14 pretty true. I know less than 5 people that dressed like this.. but they were gods in 2009

As a guy who loves metal, country, punk, pop, classic rock, and hip-hop, I can safely say that there’s gatekeeping from each genre I listen to

Love Tyler from Tired Violence, we actually just signed him to the record label a few months ago and has been killing it on TikTok!

"Emo" as a term was coined in the mid-80's, which is where the movement actually emerged out of the post-hardcore or Washington DC emocore scene with bands like Rites of Spring. Bands like "Fall out Boy" was actually part of what I call the 3rd Wave of EMO.

Spot on with the mayday parade observation lol. All the girls who liked them didn’t branch out further than fallout boy.

Emos are culturally appropriating Kyle culture with that Monster statement

Hey that’s me! Rawring 20s baby let’s do it! Milkw33d x PRMBA let’s do it