[mattw2121]

As a former North American Punk, they were posers, not punks.

[rootusrootus]

Ha! The amount of gatekeeping on the definition of punk that I've lived through makes me feel so old, but it also tickles me a little to see it come up again today. The more things change ...

[DowagerDave]

Saying I'm punk, and you are not punk, is about the least punk thing you can do.

[bryanrasmussen]

what about working for an investment bank? How punk is that on the scale?

[baggachipz]

Given how often they break laws, ignore social norms, and thumb their noses at authorities... pretty damn punk.

[criddell]

It could be very high on the scale. Like punks, bankers often don't ask for permission.

[mmastrac]

The classic No True Punksman fallacy.

[ipaddr]

Anyone who releases an album for sale is a poser. Trying to make money from music is unpunk.

[anthomtb]

As a self-confessed "former punk", do you really deserve to make that assessment?

[micromacrofoot]

Gatekeeping isn't punk

[barakm]

“One, two, three, four

Who’s punk what’s the score?”

Get outta here with the gatekeeping