[harimau777]

The way that I've heard it described is that capitalism now appropriates any subcultures that arise. That both serves as an avenue for profit and has the added benefit of suppressing anything that might inspire people rebel against the status quo.

[colechristensen]

This is just a weird attempt at being edgy about capitalism.

A new subculture either grows or dies, if it grows people start making money off of it and it gets diluted by the popularity into something more beige and palatable. It isn't about capitalism it's just when you add more people, they take it less seriously and hardcore becomes bland.