Emo Never Dies: On Seeing Dashboard Confessional Live

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There’s a good chance I’m feeling nostalgic for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I’ve been watching The Mortified Guide on Netflix, which I was thrilled to discover based on how much I loved 2013’s Mortified Nation.

The upside to this series is how much it comforts me knowing that much of what I captured in the journals of my youth, no matter how monumental or traumatizing…