In fact, if you dig deep enough into the rise and fall of the different formats for the transmission of culture, you’ll likely find that a subculture (or “microculture” or “counterculture”) pushed the transmission forward first. By definition, subcultures, microcultures, and/or countercultures have existed ever since there was culture, sometimes in the shadows and other times openly challenging the narrative that the monoculture puts forth. Many people regard a symbiotic relationshi...
