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Anyhow, I don't even know how to respond to that article. For the record, I'm not against "It" but I'm not sure how well doing "It" translates into providing a quality environment for my children to grow up in. If I understand the meaning for revenge breeding, I don't think that the symptoms the author lists are in fact revenge breeding: charter schools, urban gentrification and Wilco merch for kids. It think the first two may be more indicative of parents trying to provide a homegenous neighborly and educational environment. -- Not to out-pro-create "undesirables."

 

As for Wilco merch, I would suspect that there is a very common thread in WilcoFandom; Wilco fans' parents were probably very influential in shaping their child's love of an eclectic/diverse music. -- Wilco fans want to be just as influential as their parents were in their own kids' musical experiences.

 

 

All I know is that Wilco should open up for Third Eye Blind. :stunned

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Damn! It's like that guy was in the room when I told my wife of my plan to have lots of kids, dress them in Wilco merchandise and one day take over the planet! Now that he's on to it, I better speed up the plan. Time to get my wife pregnant again and order more Wilco onesies. :ninja

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Anyhow, I don't even know how to respond to that article. For the record, I'm not against "It" but I'm not sure how well doing "It" translates into providing a quality environment for my children to grow up in. If I understand the meaning for revenge breeding, I don't think that the symptoms the author lists are in fact revenge breeding: charter schools, urban gentrification and Wilco merch for kids. It think the first two may be more indicative of parents trying to provide a homegenous neighborly and educational environment. -- Not to out-pro-create "undesirables."

 

I think the article is supposed to be satirical in nature, sort of a sociological parody. If you've ever read or encountered the Official Preppy Handbook, this seems to be the kind of tone they are aiming for.

 

EDIT: I only add this in case you took the whole premise seriously. If you were responding ironically yourself, then maybe I'm the one whose irony-meter needs to be adjusted. ;)

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i've never been to a 3EB concert, but it was the first "rock" album i ever owned as a kid. pretty solid album.

 

 

I was in my late 30's when I got the first cd. How's it Gonna Be is still one of my go to songs

 

How's it Gonna Be:?

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i dont get how child friendly wilco merchandise is similar to charter schools or urban gentrification. wilco is a good band, i would want to show my kids (if i had them.) that article sounded interesting at first, but it seems like it was written by a pseudo-intellectual pointing out the obvious.

 

of course parents have a socio-political influence on their kids! to think otherwise is just completely stupid. this guy is pointing it out like its new or something

 

EDIT: i just read the above post pointing out the satirical nature of the article. i totally thought it was serious.

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