Edited sentence: Despite linking themselves politically with left wing, or more usually, liberal causes, most followers of the indie scene tend to be from affluent, sheltered backgrounds - one reason why indie music has been termed "pseudo-rebellion for the daddy's money generation", and often display tendencies to discriminate against members of lower socio-economic groups than themsleves.Indie music is generally the preserve of upper-middle class adolescents, usually university students and more often than not financially dependant upon their wealthy parents.Most indie fans tend to display exclusive class based attitudes under the guise of "irony" and use their purchasing power to ingratiate themselves into the indie scene while pointing out others financial inability to compete with them as a source of amusement.This hypocritical and elitist attitude is seen as one major failing of indie-culture