Yeah, I expected this from Portugal. The Man, they thrive on be bombastic people that would rather support what they think right.
But I dont think its that weird for Al Yankovic either. To be an artist you sorta have to see the world with some maddening clarity. The grifters are the ones thay see it and get so scared by it they decide to cuddle up with that which they are scared of or hate just to feel safe being already in its clutches.Conformity, power, and ruthlessness can seem to big, but trust a man named Weird Al to be a nonconformist.
What an artist. He's definitely gonna live on as a BAMF.
Like a lot of safety and that means work and support comes from having a person you know. Thats most of what makes upper class upper class, connections.
Having a super small niche by default also makes an exclusive group, its sorta why everyone wants in these days. It makes it easier to know people and to be known in it.
Still ha to do the hard work of being sociable and making connections but you at least have an in to a group that is tight and has known being the minority position, and it's a starting point.So yeah might be bumming a room, might be more.