I have to wonder about why people are so critical of change. The best example of this I've seen is when a band changes its style or image ... suddenly they're "sell-outs" and they're not "real" anymore. What's up with that, you elitist assholes?

Just because people change doesn't mean they're doing it to personally offend you. And what exactly is wrong with changing for the sake of making money? We all need to eat.

I think the best explanation is that people are too insecure with themselves so they transpose themselves by becoming a band groupie; kind of like the band is supposed to represent them. Then, when the band grows up changes its style, there's a feeling of betrayal as the one band that used to define them is no longer ...

Whatever. Quit being an elitist. People change. Learn to accept it rather than being critical of it.