Doc Edward Morbius ⭕#DearHivemind / #DearMastomind: I'm trying to find an essay on the evolution of a "scene", possibly from the aughts.
It's on the evolution of groups and cliques. Possibly band scenes or artists. First you've got the artists / creators, then you get the afficionadoes who recognise great work on their own, then the groupies and fans, then the people who follow the crowd (and often: "social opportunities" to put that spin on it), then the opportunists who seek to benefit from the crowd itself: advertisers, pickpockets, scammers, swag sellers, etc.
If this rings bells, please respond.
Boosts appreciated.
Update: @oblomov has turned up "Geeks, MOPs, and sociopaths in subculture evolution" by David Chapman, ~2015: https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths
In this toot: https://sociale.network/@oblomov/110554257076535839
Thanks!
