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You will know a "dinergoth" by personal adornment—colorfully dyed hair, cat ears, arm tattoos, septum piercing—but does this new character really exist?
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What ‘Dinergoth’ Gets Wrong About Class in 21st-Century America

Robert Mariani’s viral “dinergoth” essay, about a supposed new type of American weirdo, is blinkered and self-serving.