I know its not all of them, but youth culture these days profoundly scares me. Kids always struggle with alienation, anti-establishment feelings, countercultural antagonism, but the poison being introduced into their world feels... no good.
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I know its not all of them, but youth culture these days profoundly scares me. Kids always struggle with alienation, anti-establishment feelings, countercultural antagonism, but the poison being introduced into their world feels... no good.
Marx was eminently orthodox at the time of his writings but by the time Das Kapital, vol. 1 was translated into English in 1887, the work had been overtaken my intellectual developments and was unorthodox, and was later taken up by countercultural socialist movements that framed it as unorthodox
February 15, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Marx was eminently orthodox at the time of his writings but by the time Das Kapital, vol. 1 was translated into English in 1887, the work had been overtaken my intellectual developments and was unorthodox, and was later taken up by countercultural socialist movements that framed it as unorthodox
“Religion is at its best when it becomes a countercultural force; when it has no power, only influence, no authority except that which it earns…”
— Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
— Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
February 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
“Religion is at its best when it becomes a countercultural force; when it has no power, only influence, no authority except that which it earns…”
— Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
— Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Honestly, I wish Labov was still with us to help us figure out how to do that. We could use some creativity in the same vein as his famous bunny experiment. Maybe some of the answers are actually tucked away in old (countercultural) work like this.
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betsysneller.github.io
February 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Honestly, I wish Labov was still with us to help us figure out how to do that. We could use some creativity in the same vein as his famous bunny experiment. Maybe some of the answers are actually tucked away in old (countercultural) work like this.
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there's a lot to be said about the failure of aesthetically "countercultural" online movements; the authoritarianism of the tech-right, the heterodox logic-bro types being more susceptible to bullshit than anyone, etc. etc. All of which kind of bleeds into crypto culture.
February 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
there's a lot to be said about the failure of aesthetically "countercultural" online movements; the authoritarianism of the tech-right, the heterodox logic-bro types being more susceptible to bullshit than anyone, etc. etc. All of which kind of bleeds into crypto culture.
Also defund the police was fringe. We’ve always had police. That’s weird and countercultural. Abolish ICE means getting rid of a thing that’s 20 years old and that we never needed before that.
February 15, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Also defund the police was fringe. We’ve always had police. That’s weird and countercultural. Abolish ICE means getting rid of a thing that’s 20 years old and that we never needed before that.
My imagined community are the people who find themselves trapped in someone else's nareative and need help getting out or feeling safe until they can. That is a countercultural community, one the closed system is currently able to keep isolated from that text.
February 15, 2026 at 4:37 AM
My imagined community are the people who find themselves trapped in someone else's nareative and need help getting out or feeling safe until they can. That is a countercultural community, one the closed system is currently able to keep isolated from that text.
So true. If it weren't for years of therapy and trauma work, I would still be ignoring my body and trying to prove my worth. Resting and honoring our limitations are truly countercultural actions, and I think these are areas where so many people could learn from disabled wisdom.
February 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
So true. If it weren't for years of therapy and trauma work, I would still be ignoring my body and trying to prove my worth. Resting and honoring our limitations are truly countercultural actions, and I think these are areas where so many people could learn from disabled wisdom.
This is a really detailed dive into how things which are countercultural, end up controlling the narrative.
(and it's a good set of analyses on Trump, and MAGA, being just that; though not toothless)
www.offmessage.net/p/the-nonres...
(and it's a good set of analyses on Trump, and MAGA, being just that; though not toothless)
www.offmessage.net/p/the-nonres...
The Nonresponse To Donald Trump
How an obscure quirk of statistics and human nature explains the liberal crisis of confidence—and why it may finally be lifting.
www.offmessage.net
February 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM
This is a really detailed dive into how things which are countercultural, end up controlling the narrative.
(and it's a good set of analyses on Trump, and MAGA, being just that; though not toothless)
www.offmessage.net/p/the-nonres...
(and it's a good set of analyses on Trump, and MAGA, being just that; though not toothless)
www.offmessage.net/p/the-nonres...
The History of Snowboarding
Introduction Snowboarding - an electrifying blend of surfing, skateboarding, and skiing - is one of the most dynamic and visibly evolving winter sports in the world. What began as a grassroots, countercultural response to alpine skiing has become a global sensation,…
Introduction Snowboarding - an electrifying blend of surfing, skateboarding, and skiing - is one of the most dynamic and visibly evolving winter sports in the world. What began as a grassroots, countercultural response to alpine skiing has become a global sensation,…
The History of Snowboarding
Introduction Snowboarding - an electrifying blend of surfing, skateboarding, and skiing - is one of the most dynamic and visibly evolving winter sports in the world. What began as a grassroots, countercultural response to alpine skiing has become a global sensation, culminating in technical mastery, worldwide competition, and cultural impact unparalleled by many other winter disciplines. Part I: The Origins (1960s–1970s)
theknowledgebase.net
February 14, 2026 at 10:56 AM
The History of Snowboarding
Introduction Snowboarding - an electrifying blend of surfing, skateboarding, and skiing - is one of the most dynamic and visibly evolving winter sports in the world. What began as a grassroots, countercultural response to alpine skiing has become a global sensation,…
Introduction Snowboarding - an electrifying blend of surfing, skateboarding, and skiing - is one of the most dynamic and visibly evolving winter sports in the world. What began as a grassroots, countercultural response to alpine skiing has become a global sensation,…
Antifa started that armed countercultural malarkey. To counter armed right wingers parading 'in defense of freedumb'. Remember?
February 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Antifa started that armed countercultural malarkey. To counter armed right wingers parading 'in defense of freedumb'. Remember?
the "noble savage view of normies post" was correct and the subsequent memeification of it may make this comparison less damning than I intend it to be, but it sure is equally true for the completely obnoxious way people turned sinkdog into a countercultural signifier
February 13, 2026 at 2:06 AM
the "noble savage view of normies post" was correct and the subsequent memeification of it may make this comparison less damning than I intend it to be, but it sure is equally true for the completely obnoxious way people turned sinkdog into a countercultural signifier
Given that we don't control the cultural commanding heights, we *are* countercultural, purely as a descriptive matter
February 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Given that we don't control the cultural commanding heights, we *are* countercultural, purely as a descriptive matter
Do you need to be countercultural?
February 12, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Do you need to be countercultural?
Wait British leftists are Methodists? I can sort of imagine Methodism being more countercultural when you have a state church that's a different denomination but still very amusing from an American perspective.
February 12, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Wait British leftists are Methodists? I can sort of imagine Methodism being more countercultural when you have a state church that's a different denomination but still very amusing from an American perspective.
Personally I think any even remotely countercultural movement needs to be heavily appealing to low social trust people, and this kind of idpol but for high social trust folks is complete poison
This is correct and good, because hight trust 30somethings are liberalisms goddamn strongest soldiers
A large amount of discourse is along the lines "woke 1 was getting all high and mighty about the aesthetic preferences of low social trust teenagers (derogatory) whereas woke 2 will be about getting all high and mighty about the aesthetic preferences of high social trust 30somethings (laudatory)"
February 12, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Personally I think any even remotely countercultural movement needs to be heavily appealing to low social trust people, and this kind of idpol but for high social trust folks is complete poison
The way of Love is the high road, which leads to a higher elevation for society in all of its components; a higher, more elevated state of being for the ones taking it; etc. This is the countercultural shift that we must be leaders in advocating for, taking, elevating
#EvolveElevateExpand
#EvolveElevateExpand
February 12, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The way of Love is the high road, which leads to a higher elevation for society in all of its components; a higher, more elevated state of being for the ones taking it; etc. This is the countercultural shift that we must be leaders in advocating for, taking, elevating
#EvolveElevateExpand
#EvolveElevateExpand
Nooooo
The quiet sale of a legendary LA countercultural hangout has everyone baffled
www.sfgate.com/la/article/c...
The quiet sale of a legendary LA countercultural hangout has everyone baffled
www.sfgate.com/la/article/c...
LA's legendary Canyon Country Store is up for sale. The owners didn't know.
The famous Laurel Canyon store's co-owner said he wasn't aware it was being sold.
www.sfgate.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Nooooo
The quiet sale of a legendary LA countercultural hangout has everyone baffled
www.sfgate.com/la/article/c...
The quiet sale of a legendary LA countercultural hangout has everyone baffled
www.sfgate.com/la/article/c...
True that some people found them countercultural, though it was always obvious that they were still authoritarians who didn’t see others as equal humans
February 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
True that some people found them countercultural, though it was always obvious that they were still authoritarians who didn’t see others as equal humans
Two very different but equally extraordinary memoirs move into WR paperback today, from two stars of countercultural creativity.
Strange Things Are Happening by @mrrichardnorris.bsky.social
Base Notes by @adellestripe.bsky.social
Sending much love to Richard and Adelle on paperback launch 🙌
Strange Things Are Happening by @mrrichardnorris.bsky.social
Base Notes by @adellestripe.bsky.social
Sending much love to Richard and Adelle on paperback launch 🙌
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Two very different but equally extraordinary memoirs move into WR paperback today, from two stars of countercultural creativity.
Strange Things Are Happening by @mrrichardnorris.bsky.social
Base Notes by @adellestripe.bsky.social
Sending much love to Richard and Adelle on paperback launch 🙌
Strange Things Are Happening by @mrrichardnorris.bsky.social
Base Notes by @adellestripe.bsky.social
Sending much love to Richard and Adelle on paperback launch 🙌
Tim & Jem paint a picture of Arthur’s explorations in countercultural living, refute the idea that he simply wasn’t good at finishing things, and introduce the musician as an avatar for the particular melting pot of NYC music and art culture. Join us next time to see us go bang…
February 12, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Tim & Jem paint a picture of Arthur’s explorations in countercultural living, refute the idea that he simply wasn’t good at finishing things, and introduce the musician as an avatar for the particular melting pot of NYC music and art culture. Join us next time to see us go bang…
Schizoculture is described somewhere as a process of outreach specifically to the countercultural music scene in New York. Another Nancy. I don't abhor all music like nature abhors a vacuum.
February 12, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Schizoculture is described somewhere as a process of outreach specifically to the countercultural music scene in New York. Another Nancy. I don't abhor all music like nature abhors a vacuum.
It was one of the most countercultural things you could do. Skateboarding especially. People would literally get arrested. If you were a skateboarder you were “a certain kind of person”.
bsky.app/profile/peac...
bsky.app/profile/peac...
I very much cannot 🤣
February 12, 2026 at 6:08 AM
It was one of the most countercultural things you could do. Skateboarding especially. People would literally get arrested. If you were a skateboarder you were “a certain kind of person”.
bsky.app/profile/peac...
bsky.app/profile/peac...
This is a form of art cinema that’s countercultural in asking the audience to engage seriously with an alien-seeming group and not programming an approach.
I loved this movie and feel it’s been overlooked.
“I was amazed at the gritty reality with which bodies are shown: Ann in raw childbirth, for example, and Ann under torture. The thrusting and pounding of hands and feet in trance-like prayer.” www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/review...
“I was amazed at the gritty reality with which bodies are shown: Ann in raw childbirth, for example, and Ann under torture. The thrusting and pounding of hands and feet in trance-like prayer.” www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/review...
The Testament of Ann Lee | Film Review | Spirituality & Practice
A drama-musical about one of the most vital female religious leaders in American history: Mother Ann Lee, founder of The Shakers
www.spiritualityandpractice.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This is a form of art cinema that’s countercultural in asking the audience to engage seriously with an alien-seeming group and not programming an approach.
I’m going to expand on this and say I *specifically* miss the book section at Newbie’s in the early ‘00s. Just an incredibly compact and well-curated mix of countercultural essentials and music books— an absolute godsend for weirdo teens living in the MA suburbs.
Newbury Comics before it became 60% Funko Pops
What brick and mortars do you guys miss?
February 11, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I’m going to expand on this and say I *specifically* miss the book section at Newbie’s in the early ‘00s. Just an incredibly compact and well-curated mix of countercultural essentials and music books— an absolute godsend for weirdo teens living in the MA suburbs.