That's the way it usually goes. They act all punk and counter-establishment when they're young, and if they manage to hit it big the money starts rolling in. At that point they either deal with the fact that they're now part of the establishment that they claim they despise, or they turn to doublethink and justify their actions while still pulling the wool over the fans' eyes. It's no wonder a lot of them go full libtard.
When I was young I thought Bill Watterson was kind of an oddball for being so reclusive, but now I see the wisdom. Because he actively avoided fame and attention the quality of his work was never diluted and remains timeless.
As much as I love Calvin and Hobbes I probably would have cut it out of my life if we had to endure Bill Watterson posting woke tweets or making guest appearances on late-night talk shows. It's so unusual and wonderful to know that an artist's political views are truly private.
He's probably one of the few true "artists" in the modern age, in that he simply wanted his art to speak for itself and resented the publicity that his art brought to he as a person.
I suspect that he's probably closer to woke than not in his personal life, but plausible deniability is a wonderful thing.
I WAS a Green Day fan as a teenager, but even teenage me could smell the bullshit. When the song "Minority" came out I was like, uh, "Billy Joe, you're married and have a kid, I hate to tell you, but you ARE the authority.. You're an adult."
That's the way it usually goes. They act all punk and counter-establishment when they're young, and if they manage to hit it big the money starts rolling in. At that point they either deal with the fact that they're now part of the establishment that they claim they despise, or they turn to doublethink and justify their actions while still pulling the wool over the fans' eyes. It's no wonder a lot of them go full libtard.
Relevant Calvin and Hobbes from 1992
When I was young I thought Bill Watterson was kind of an oddball for being so reclusive, but now I see the wisdom. Because he actively avoided fame and attention the quality of his work was never diluted and remains timeless.
As much as I love Calvin and Hobbes I probably would have cut it out of my life if we had to endure Bill Watterson posting woke tweets or making guest appearances on late-night talk shows. It's so unusual and wonderful to know that an artist's political views are truly private.
He's probably one of the few true "artists" in the modern age, in that he simply wanted his art to speak for itself and resented the publicity that his art brought to he as a person.
I suspect that he's probably closer to woke than not in his personal life, but plausible deniability is a wonderful thing.
Green Day has entered the chat.
I WAS a Green Day fan as a teenager, but even teenage me could smell the bullshit. When the song "Minority" came out I was like, uh, "Billy Joe, you're married and have a kid, I hate to tell you, but you ARE the authority.. You're an adult."
Rage On Behalf of the Machine
GG Allin was the only real punk. Otherwise if you wanted subversiveness, you always had to go to extreme metal.