Has "Alt" gone mainstream?

Goth mommies. Punks. Scene kids. Gyaru. Flappers. What even is "Alternative" aka "Alt" culture? If it goes mainstream...does it cease to exist? Get Nebula with my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/taramooknee Or get a Nebula lifetime subscription here: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=taramooknee Watch POLITITS here: https://nebula.tv/taramooknee/politits Chapters: 0:00 Alysa Liu: The “Alt” Golden Girl? 3:07 Alternative: A Messy History 16:41 In defence of Gatekeeping 25:01 BUT then again… 31:01 Conclusion: Fight me 32:16 Personal Announcement 35:51 Subscription Pet Shoutout(s) Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/romooknee/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/mooknee Sources: - https://theowlhouse.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000174708 - https://www.instagram.com/reels/DTs8q94Aao5/ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster_(1940s_subculture) - https://www.britannica.com/event/Zoot-Suit-Riots - https://centrevillesentinel.com/16472/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/the-downfall-of-alternative-subcultures-mainstream-media-and-the-addams-family/ - https://www.theteenmagazine.com/are-teenagers-ruining-the-alternative-subculture - https://onandoffline.substack.com/p/alt-erasure-has-tiktok-killed-alternative - https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Scenecore#Popularization_(2020–Present) - https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Weirdcore?file=C03C26FF-D51D-4525-85F8-1E3FF4E0BFA4.gif - https://edition.cnn.com/style/the-black-girls-reclaiming-alternative-fashion - https://neojaponisme.com/2012/02/28/the-history-of-the-gyaru-part-one/