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Walking around
a relevant music festival
I don't usually venture outside of my 1 bedroom apartment
Usually just listen to buzzbands home alone in my undies
smoking dank
TV on mute in the background

Decided to hit up a music festival
Check out these bands 'in the flesh'
but I got bummed
when I saw the other kinds of ppl who are into these bands

So many entry-level vibes
So many inauthentic vibes
So many consumer indie vibes
So many unchill vibes

I feel like even thought I am an 'early adopter' 4 most of these bands
on the front line of tastemaking + buzzhyping
Maybe it's not worth it any more
if this music is gonna just reach entrylevvies

I wear this mask
2 keep my personal brand safe
from toxic vibes
I don't want to breathe

No I'm not afraid of
dust
pollution
allergens
swine flu
regular flu
buzz flu
human pappylommy virus

I'm ashamed of myself
for attending
this music festival
Maybe I don't like music
if this is a celebration of it
I don't wanna be a part of the indiesphere
If this is the best way 4 bands 2 make money
Then maybe I don't want bands to make buzz dollars

I went to a music festival to feel less alone
2 connect with humanity/ppl with similar interests
but now I just wanna retreat
sit at home alone
the glow of the Macbook screen on my skin

I don't want 2 connect with any1
I want to be alone
I don't want to listen to buzzbands
I don't want to be 'alt'

Goodnite world.

Sometimes I wish I had the balls
to breathe in the lamestream air
and commit suicide
lungs filled with toxic vibes
dead 4evr

Just another 'dead on the inside' lamestreamer
Thinking that life is fulfilling
indie music is 'fun' and 'unique'
like my life is going 2 get better

I h8 buzzbands
because they make me realize
that I'm 34 years old
and I haven't done one goddamned buzzworthy thing with my life.

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Do u have fun at music festivals or are they 4 entry levels?
Do u wear gas masks/protective masks 2 music festivals?
Does ur brand become less authentic when ur in the presence of lamestreamers-trying-2-be-alt?
When u see buzzbands 'live', do u feel like 'part of something bigger than urself' or do u feel 'more alone than evr'?