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1 year agoThey were independent then they weren’t. I don’t recall any deeply controversial scandal beyond that. But the content and vibe was never the same after they “sold out”. They are a shell of their former self… they used to be “the thing”. Now they’re just something some people know about.
This seems somewhat intentionally coordinated, so that the squeeze everyone into submission.