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These days, Taylor Swift is no longer being pitted in opposition to an indie act like the National sheвЂ™s making music with them. And yet her underdog image somehow persisted a little longer, especially after Pitchfork, the defining voice of turn-of-the-century musical hipsterdom, decided to review a full-album cover of вЂњ 1989вЂќ by Ryan Adams and not the far more successful original. The year after that, Swift released вЂњ1989,вЂќ her luxe version of an indie-pop record, selling more than 10 million copies worldwide. The year after вЂњRedвЂќ was released, a new generation of indie stars emerged - Haim, Lorde, the 1975 - that was aesthetically much closer to SwiftвЂ™s pop than anything in the rock underground. What nobody knew, back in 2012, was that the вЂњcool indie recordвЂќ archetype was about to be tossed in the dustbin of the early 21st century. Subtly and quite effectively, Swift managed to position herself as the underdog in this battle - no matter how many platinum records and Grammys she had accumulated by her early 20s. (See, for instance, 2017вЂ™s вЂњReputation,вЂќ Taylor SwiftвЂ™s concept album about Taylor Swift discourse.) That very quotable lyric from вЂњRedвЂќ was, perhaps, a nod to an argument that was raging at the time, one about the supposedly outsize cultural capital afforded to hip, obscure guitar bands versus mass-appeal pop stars. Her big swing is her fourth album, вЂњRed,вЂќ and the first single is a snarky electro-folk tune called вЂњWe Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.вЂќ In the song, Swift calls out an ex by mocking his musical pretensions: вЂњAnd you would hide away and find your peace of mind/With some indie record thatвЂ™s much cooler than mine.вЂќДЄlmost a decade later, this particular line might cause mild confusion among the younger generation: First of all, whatвЂ™s an indie record? And why would Swift suggest anything was cooler than she is? More than any other pop star in her cohort, Swift has always paid close attention to the conversation about her. You deserve so much better.Once upon a time, a few mistakes ago: ItвЂ™s 2012, and Taylor Swift is a country-music superstar trying to cross over into mainstream pop. I wish you had had the chance to know the world the way I remember it.

Once upon a time, the world was a lot more populated, and maybe thatвЂ™s where everything started going wrong. Once upon a time, people got together in large groups for school and just for fun. Once upon a time, we didnвЂ™t fight over water. Once upon a time, the rivers werenвЂ™t choked with algae. Once upon a time, there was a thing called democracy. Once upon a time, people actually went outside on purpose, for pleasure. Once upon a time, people could hug one another. Once upon a time, you could travel to other countries. Once upon a time, kids your age enjoyed riding bikes and playing little league. Once upon a time, you could see the stars. Once upon a time, there were things called concerts.

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Once upon a time, you got to see the full face of everyone you encountered, and that made it a lot easier to know how they were feeling. Once upon a time, the sun was so bright that you couldnвЂ™t look directly at it.

Once upon a time, we could breathe the air without a filter. I hope someday you grow up to make the kind of differences that we adults have failed to make for you. ThatвЂ™s entirely the fault of human beings, and IвЂ™m really sorry for what youвЂ™re missing out on.

I know youвЂ™re still young, and canвЂ™t remember a world that wasnвЂ™t like the one that we have today.

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