Quote by Malcolm Mclaren

Our culture has become something that is completely and utterly in love with its parent. It's become a notion of boredom that is bought and sold, where nothing will happen except that people will become more and more terrified of tomorrow, because the new continues to look old, and the old will always look cute.

Our culture has become something that is completely and utte

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This quote critique the current state of our culture, suggesting that it is overly nostalgic and obsessed with past influences. The speaker argues that society has lost its sense of novelty and innovation, as everything new is deemed unimpressive and outdated, while the old is romanticized and glorified. This obsession with the past results in a culture driven by comfort and fear of the future, stifling progress and keeping individuals trapped in a cycle of predictable and repetitive experiences.

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