Science & Tech Quote by Billy Corgan

Corgan’s line is a humblebrag in thrift-store clothing: a rejection of the “basic” conversation menu (stuff, feeds, takes) in favor of the weirdly old-fashioned and the stubbornly alive. “Material culture” and “internet culture” aren’t just topics here; they’re stand-ins for the social default settings of 2020s life, where identity is purchased, posted, and refreshed. He frames that world as loud, crowded, and ultimately derivative. The punch is in the contrast: God, cats, nature. One cosmic, one domestic, one elemental. He’s sketching an alternative hierarchy of attention.

The subtext is classic Corgan: part mystic, part curmudgeon, part performer of sincerity. He wants to be read as someone who didn’t just opt out of the discourse but never needed it. Calling other people “basic” signals both annoyance and anxiety about being flattened by the same cultural churn. It’s defensive insulation against the constant demand to have the right opinions about the right platforms, products, and micro-trends.

Context matters: Corgan came up in an era when “alternative” meant resisting mass culture’s scripts, and when rock still sold the fantasy of spiritual seriousness. Now, with music discovery and reputation filtered through algorithmic culture, his triad reads like a refusal to be fully digitized. The cats are the slyest choice: a nod to internet cliché while claiming a more tactile affection. He’s not above the culture; he’s trying to carve out a pocket of meaning inside it.