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 First the weirdos build something cool, then some more weirdos come and make it cooler, then tourists hear of the cool place and corpos project economic potential, they both demand the sharp edges be rounded and the weirdos be muzzled for tourists safety and brand safety.

This is Cultural Gentrification and I have seen it happen countless times before.

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 They still don’t understand. It’s unfortunate.