Punk: A Waste of Life

Why even talk about punk? Is this subculture of social misfits and their wana-be counterparts worth our breath? For me, the punk subculture is worth studying from a culturally influential standpoint, but it is certainly not worth promoting. In any case, as Marta explained in class today, punk subculture thrives off a satisfying sense of destruction. White flight and capitalist gains were not the cause of south Manhattan ghettos, they just left the door open for these kinds of misfits and slackers to fill the void. The punk subculture offers very little contribution to the state. Marta described some of their habits as couch surfers and bar brawlers looking for a chance to instigate a fight. It's important for us to study these kinds of subcultures because they're viral to the health of a community more often than not. On the other hand, my knowledge of positive contributions to society from the punk subculture are minimal, so i cordially invite you to prove me otherwise.