Qwerty on kimchi backlash and the old guard
Qwerty's read on the kimchi backlash is that it comes down to who's been on the platform longest. The people who are pissed, as he puts it, are to an extent the old guard, those massive accounts that have been around forever. He's careful to say he isn't trying to create a divide, but the way he frames it is a new generation versus an old generation. The gap shows up in what each side finds appealing. The older group can't wrap their heads around why a Bottega Veneta sponsorship and a private jet would be attractive to anyone. Their assumption is that once you get rich, the script is family, house, start raising a family. Qwerty points out not everyone wants that, and that people have switched into a fast online digital era of fast-paced living and making money. There's a reason the content pulls 1/4 million views, and in his view it's just a culture shock for a lot of the older crowd on here. Then there's how that crowd sees pumpfun, as extractive bundle ruggers KOLs. Qwerty says there's some truth to that, but he also sees cool stories coming out of it, and young kids who are going to make money from it. #BottegaVeneta
