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I am from a First World Country
But sometimes I wonder
if my alternative existence is 'contrived'
because I ultimately live in comfort/luxury
compared to other ppl in the rest of the world
Don't get me wrong
I'm not living in a multi-million dollar compound
Like Osama Bin Laden and his 'whore dungeon' of wives...
but I have a pretty good life
Often times, my alternative lifestyle
means 'understanding' that I am sacrificing mainstream First World luxuries
Baths, consumer fashion trends, paying for mainstream experiences like sporting events
Living in pre-gentrified areas in order 2 establish my roots in 'something real.'
Sometimes I wish I could be a true alt
a Third World Alt///////
Finding a way to be alternative
despite there being no obvious mainstream 2 rebel against
Except 4 a dictator/corrupt regime that rules my country
I sort of want 2 move
2 a foreign country
In Central/South America
Maybe even Africa, but it might be too 'easy' to be alt there
just because of my First World white man skin
but maybe Third World Alts aren't authentic at all
Maybe they are just adopting trends 3-8 years too late
and putting their weird 'ethnic' spin on it
Sometimes in America
I will see MexiAlts roaming around my local mall
in packs of 2-5
they will have pokemon haircuts
Weird sideburns
Look asexual
Wearing clothes from Hot Topic / Black Fly / Spencer's
supporting some weird band where some1 screams a lot
And I will say...
"WTF R U?"
R u a juggalo?
R u emo?
R u punk?
R u a wannabe-Japanese person?
Maybe they just live on 'the poor side of town'
And they are just attempting to be alt
except in a ghetto way...
But what if u didn't live on 'the poor side of town' in the First World?
What if u lived on the Poor Side of the World? [via the 3rd]
would my alternative identity be 'more authentic' in the Third World?
Or is every1 from the Third World 'kinda alt'?
If a Third World Alt moved to the first world, would they still be alt?
Or would they just be 'a crazy poor person'?
If a First World Alt moved 2 the Third World, would they still be alt?
Or just a 'rich looking phony'?
Maybe I like being a First World Alt
Maybe I like being VIP at sponsored events
Maybe I like that our First World has been able to turn events like SXSW into 'cash cows'
Creating jobs, opportunities, and a bright future for Alt
While First World alts are worried
That Alt is becoming mainstream
Maybe we should embrace our First World opportunities
2 monetize 'alt', and sustain 'alt.'
4evr & evr
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R u happy to be a First World Alt, or would u rather be a Third World Alt?
What is the future of the MexiAlt?
Does 'alt' exist all ovr the world?
Do u h8 how 'hipster bashing' can be so Ethnocentric [via the White World], and we don't take the time to think abt some alts around the world are living differently?
