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I didn't sell out son, I bought in.
— Stevo's Father · SLC Punk!
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker rejects selling out as the description of their choice, replacing it with buying in. The verbal reversal presents joining a system as a deliberate investment rather than a betrayal of principles. Addressing someone as 'son' gives the defence a knowing, self-assured tone.
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