I don’t really get the allure of elitism. It is cute when Nashville tries to be like New York or LA and have clubs with lines and selective bouncers, but it doesn’t feel very authentic. One of the things I like most about Nashville is that it is not crowded. There is plenty of room for everyone at most every place in town. Ironically the places with the most authentic supply problems are chain eateries like Olive Garden in Rivergate.
That is why I just don’t get things like the velvet rope at Bar23 in Nashville. I have been to places where the velvet rope felt authentic (like Las Palmas in LA), but here it just feels lame and like a generic attempt at being cool. Selectivity doesn’t make a scene cool, a cool scene creates more demand than it can handle and requires selectivity to keep the scene cool.
The Scene’s article on BuddyTown has brought this issue to the forefront in town. Selectivity I get, elitism as a hallmark of being cool I don’t. Every time I have heard BudddyTown mentioned the exclusivity has been mentioned as a reason that it is cool. I think I view this facade of selectivity the same as Jag:
Tell you what, I’d rather be labeled a douchebag on a site where people are free to be called xCuteGirlx or KareBare and are free to make their page look shitty if desired than be associated with a site run by elitists.
(Via I’m About To Be Brilliant.)
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You’re so much more eloquent than I and elaborated on my (our) point in a much classier way.
They aren’t elitist. They are using PHP and HTML 4.01 Transitional. That means they are just internet trash. Real elitists use RoR and XHTML 1.0 Strict. At least they are using scriptaculous. That just makes them wannabes.
Boy, I’m such trash. Glad I still get paid good money to be so trashy.
I think Cory was actually calling me an elitist.
I’m too snobby to respond to this post.
M