Oh, but I was ;) As someone who got to experience the nineties wholeheartedly and completely, I cannot ever recall longing for a "before" in that regard. We had a lot of gratitude for everyone who'd opened the doors, but as young, brash youth we really felt like we were creating something so incredibly new from what we'd been given. To look back at it now, even the mythological memory of it says "we were making that," arrogant and appropriative as it might have been.
Believe it or not, I found my way to your Substack via an old Reddit post you made in r/techno (I think, I'm too lazy to look right now), which I found via Google. I am a student of culture, writing something on the Black 'reclamation' of techno that's happening in the US right now, and I found your writing so succinct; your writing is also very beautiful. I'm so glad for random internet experiences. Thank you, I look forward to reading more.
Oh, but I was ;) As someone who got to experience the nineties wholeheartedly and completely, I cannot ever recall longing for a "before" in that regard. We had a lot of gratitude for everyone who'd opened the doors, but as young, brash youth we really felt like we were creating something so incredibly new from what we'd been given. To look back at it now, even the mythological memory of it says "we were making that," arrogant and appropriative as it might have been.
Believe it or not, I found my way to your Substack via an old Reddit post you made in r/techno (I think, I'm too lazy to look right now), which I found via Google. I am a student of culture, writing something on the Black 'reclamation' of techno that's happening in the US right now, and I found your writing so succinct; your writing is also very beautiful. I'm so glad for random internet experiences. Thank you, I look forward to reading more.
Thank you for the nice comment - really appreciate it! :)