"I want to be different, just like you." -The Alternative Credo
That article made a lot of sense and included thoughts I've had since high school, I just couldn't articulate them quite as well as the author. My favorite bit was:
Kinda reminds me of the Tea Party.
That's why I hate all those discussion of what is and isn't goth. I know I'm not goth and I'm not trying to be goth. There are gothic elements in my life, but I just like what I like and don't what I don't. And it's why I love DGN get togethers like sushi night. We all have DGN in common and yeah, a few people show up wearing black, thick eyeliner, piercings and such but that is who they are. The rest of us also show up as who we are, some in suits, some in khakis and sweaters, some in rainbow socks ... We're all pretty much nonconformists, and that's cool. But yeah, anti-conformity is more annoying that conformity because in the former, you're actually making a conscious decision to be a loser whereas in the latter, you're just a loser.