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ClownMagix
04-13-2012, 05:17 PM
Is the number of straight edgers dying? It seems like from news reports from the 90's there used to be more, i have no Idea though
straightXed
04-14-2012, 08:44 AM
Is the number of straight edgers dying? It seems like from news reports from the 90's there used to be more, i have no Idea though

Which news reports are these? What sort of numbers are there in comparison today?
Lifestyle_X
04-14-2012, 10:39 AM
How could people know how much edgers there were in the nineties, and now?
ClownMagix
04-21-2012, 09:13 PM
Well just on personal experience does it seem like there are less than now or do you think there is just more news cast on it in the 90's because it was new back then and it was ironic that they're hardcore but dont do drugs kind of thing?
Diablo2424
05-09-2012, 05:07 PM
From my personal experience in this area, I can definitely say that there are a LOT less people left who actually stuck true to sXe... me and one other friend really being the only ones out of quite a few that used to claim edge...
straightXed
05-10-2012, 07:05 PM
Well just on personal experience does it seem like there are less than now or do you think there is just more news cast on it in the 90's because it was new back then and it was ironic that they're hardcore but dont do drugs kind of thing?

Well how many news reports are you referring to? I don't think there was that much news but it gained notoriety due to it being initial media focus. But i still fail to see a link between media focus and how many people are involved. I mean i haven't heard much about Australia in the news recently but it doesn't make me think there are less Australians. The news stories don't focus largely on the numbers of people involved.
straightXed
05-10-2012, 07:09 PM
From my personal experience in this area, I can definitely say that there are a LOT less people left who actually stuck true to sXe... me and one other friend really being the only ones out of quite a few that used to claim edge...

I think that tends to be true for each generation, like how many people who claimed in the 80's were still around in the 90's...its pretty safe to say the numbers diminished. I think what you experienced of numbers dwindling will be an experience of everyone who sticks it out, then and now.
xsecx
05-10-2012, 07:32 PM
I think that tends to be true for each generation, like how many people who claimed in the 80's were still around in the 90's...its pretty safe to say the numbers diminished. I think what you experienced of numbers dwindling will be an experience of everyone who sticks it out, then and now.

I don't know, there doesn't appear to be anywhere near as many bands now than there used to be even a few years ago. Now there isn't necessarily a direct correlation between bands and kids, but it's usually a bellwether.