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subculture

[suhb-kuhl-cher, suhb-kuhl-cher] / sʌbˈkʌl tʃər, ˈsʌbˌkʌl tʃər /


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And in a just world, that’s where this would have started and ended: Cramer living in the boundaries of his fun, space-loving subculture, meditating in the Martian desert landscapes of Sedona, not hurting anyone.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

The mega-wealthy live in their own parallel societies and subculture — “Richistan” — where this becomes the norm.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

This techno-libertarian subculture used to be just that: a subculture.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

What’s more exciting to me is seeing a whole new subculture develop — all-cash shows at nontraditional venues, and releasing your own music offline.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Geek kids are not, in general, docile and obedient; their subculture is argumentative and outspoken.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

It is a mosaic of subcultures: fishermen in coastal towns, hipsters in Portland, hippies in Eugene, hikers in Bend, farmers in the Willamette Valley, loggers in timber towns and cowboys in Eastern Oregon’s high desert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

His content, and that of similar influencers, has brought looksmaxxing out of niche underground subcultures and made it more mainstream.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

One legacy of the internet is the millions of subcultures that it helps flourish.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2025

On social media, where niche means everything, successfully melding multiple subcultures into content creation can be tricky, but Ashley Herrera has done it with style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025

In Chicago, I told him, geeks were probably one of the least odd subcultures around.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz



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