The Rebel
by Albert Camus, Vipsania Rivas · first published 1953
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The Rebel by Albert Camus is excellent. Subculture is an act of rebellion. If you want to go down a big philosophical rabbit hole it is worth the read.
on “Anything threatening to be a subculture is commodified before it can walk (2014)” ↗"Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic. In the purely historical universe that they have chosen, rebellion and revolution end in the same dilemma: either police rule or insanity." Albert Camus, The Rebel
on “Female Founder Secrets: Men Clamming Up” ↗Rebellion against intrusion into ones perceived personal space. It immediately reminds me of one of my all time memorable yet confusing quotes. "Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or…
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