This was 2+ years out of date when it was published a year ago
'Cottagecore' and the rise of the modern rural fantasy
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#122This was 2+ years out of date when it was published a year ago, nobody cares about cottagecore anymore
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#123What does the -core suffix mean in this context? I get that it is a mix of words, like hardcore, nerdcore, etc.. but why? I figured that was reserved for fringe extreme genres. Does anybody have any info on this?
Seems like the terminology for this sort of stuff is libfix [1].
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#124Re: 'Cottagecore' and the rise of the modern rural fantasy
#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s amusing how different people’s wants and desires are. I live in a very small town from the POV of what I perceive as the majority of HN - I have gigabit fiber and solid, level floors though. :) I could easily increase my income by $75-100k if I were willing to move to LA or SF. I’m not even tempted by it.
"The zoning here is such that a homeowner can do any repair work they please on their own without having to get a permit or licensed contractor." Wow, that's pretty strict for a "small town". Most places allow you to make repairs without a permit or contractor as long as you're not making changes. For example, I needed a permit to put in an interlock and receptacle for a generator. If something breaks the receptacle,…
It's not about the law, it's about what's enforced.
Where I live you theoretically need to permit the typical stuff but the official unofficial policy is that they don't expect anyone who isn't a professional to pull permits.
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#126I dream of quitting my job and living on some land. My wife refuses to "live in the middle of nowhere, where there's nothing to do". I guess I shall continue to work a job I hate in order to live in this expensive area.
>nothing to do
Buy her a dirtbike?
Re: 'Cottagecore' and the rise of the modern rural fantasy
#127What does the -core suffix mean in this context? I get that it is a mix of words, like hardcore, nerdcore, etc.. but why? I figured that was reserved for fringe extreme genres. Does anybody have any info on this?
I think the cottagecore aesthetic grew out of representation in anime and Tumblr reposts, along with other less-practical/mundane aesthetics like goblincore. Rather than an actual back-to-the-land movement. With the pandemic it became sort of mainstream and synonymous for a desired or actual lifestyle and not just fashion and aesthetic sensibility, which is why the core suffix seems out of place.
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#128Earlier quoted context omitted.
Fashion here in a broadest sense - fashionable beliefs, hobbies, interests etc. I don't think it's fashionable to actually dress well anymore.
Who decides what "dress well" actually means?
My finger may not be on the pulse here, but I think we all deep down believe that a classic suit and tie is still dressing well... even if we choose not do it.
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#129Re: 'Cottagecore' and the rise of the modern rural fantasy
#130Its the result of complete burnout of a large portion of society. So many people feel they work too much and dream of just getting away to something simpler. I think its a reflection of so much going wrong currently with society and the way we live in general. But I'm just some guy on the internet; I am probably projecting :) Edit: I often think about buying a cheap old isolated house on a couple acres in Italy, fixi…
> So many people feel they work too much and dream of just getting away to something simpler.
I agree that this the popular sentiment, but I think work is a smaller part of it than we like to think. I think people are simply overwhelmed with the always-on, always-connected lifestyles that fill our every waking moment with outrage-bait headlines and more entertainment media than we could possibly ever consume. Anyone with a phone is always seconds away from piping stress and bad news and drama and conflict and ragebait straight into their eyes for hours at a time. And many do!
Wage stagnation is one thing, but I think the actual amount of work we’re doing gets less and less each decade. When I was young I remember my parents making fun of me for working “bankers’ hours” because my job was 9-6. For them, 10-12 hour days were the norm. Before that, my grandfathers on both sides had to work two full-time jobs simultaneously at different points to support their families. Before that, my great-grandparents started with a homestead where every day was filled with hard labor just to survive when winter rolled around.
Cottagecore aesthetic encapsulates a romanticized version of the laborious homesteading lifestyle but in a way that assumes all of the modern amenities and none of the labor. It sells because most people are so far removed from the idea of how much labor it takes to survive and be self-sufficient that the idea seems downright romantic.
The notion that things would be easier if we simply rolled back the clock to simpler times is demonstrably not true, but the idea of “born in the wrong era” is a common result of romanticizing the past.