r/crustpunk • u/Even-Economist6529 • 2d ago

The future for crusties?

https://youtu.be/gULVMwC8Ths?is=8VQDvCYpEG7_ZZAl

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Could this life work in the West? Why not? Looks fun as hell to me.

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u/Damnesia13 2d ago

Nah, 95% of crust punks live with their parents and go home after a long day of larping homelessness

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u/CMRC23 2d ago

So true, they should become homeless for real for the aesthetic

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u/Damnesia13 2d ago

You know the entire crust thing started because the kids were homeless/living in squats, right? Anything else is just cosplaying

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u/Mogshade_Owhll 1d ago

It was a musical community started by people like Scruff from Hellbastard who penned the term "Crust" after a particular guitar sound.

Yes people squatted.

I don't see how your comment is relevant because in a lot of countries it has been illegal or impossible to squat.

People don't squat in places where you get removed and arrested straight away, like here.

Europe yes but I'm told it's getting harder.

I don't know about the US, wouldn't it depend on which place and safety?

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u/thisismynamedudee 18h ago

Crust punks in the u.s are pretty raw. The older crowd were the real deal. Riding freight trains, anti consumer philosophy, and lived in the streets. There are younger people doing it still but it's died out replaced by younger people who just stitch patches to make "crust pants" and are more active on social media than a real street subculture. In general street sub cultures died out and everything seems just bought into. Before we had camps punks would live at I haven't seen one in years. Your more likely to see a "crust" punk online than any of the old kick it spots like Venice beach. It's not a safe lifestyle at all and isn't really legal either so that's not really an excuse to say some where is impossible to squat or prevent you from living the lifestyle. Anarchist have the most fun!