Lots of older punks blame pop punk but I think it breathed a bit of life into an already dying genre.
I think it has alot to do with older punks gatekeeping the culture and newer punks being discounted as "not being punk enough" and eventually being turned off and turning to emo/metal/hip hop rather than being associated with a bunch of drunks and junkies holding the culture to themselves. Opinion.
What a load of dumbassery.
Disagree? Please enlighten me.
Have you ever actually been to a punk show before? There's always plenty of young people there as well as the older folks.
I don't think you have a very good understanding of what you're talking about.