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Given the contentious nature of the term, there is no completely agreed upon definition of "selling out", but the one that seems to hold the most usage is "compromising your integrity for monetary gain" (usually artistic integrity, although there are other situations in which the accusation is thrown about) and that there are degrees of selling out (From ''"Sure, I have to make a [[SillyLoveSongs Silly Love Song]] to make the rent, but I'm going to make the best Silly Love Song I can"'' at the lower end to ''"What's popular right now? Let's put in the minimal effort to cash in on that."'' at the higher end).

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Given the contentious nature of the term, there is no completely agreed upon definition of "selling out", but the one that seems to hold the most usage is "compromising your integrity for monetary gain" (usually artistic integrity, although there are plenty of other situations in which the accusation is thrown about) and that there are degrees of selling out (From ''"Sure, I have to make a [[SillyLoveSongs Silly Love Song]] to make the rent, but I'm going to make the best Silly Love Song I can"'' at the lower least severe end to ''"What's popular right now? Let's put in the minimal effort to cash in on that."'' at the higher worse end).
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* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle:'' In the Wossamotta U. Story arc, Natasha (as a member of the team Wossamotta is to play) tells Bullwinkle that her "brother" (Boris) will be disqualified if his team doesn't win. Bullwinkle says he'll throw the game, with the EitherOrTitle "Standing Room Only, or: Bullwinkle Sells Out."
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* Music/KurtCobain also lived in fear of being perceived as a sell-out. While he wanted to become successful the explosive popularity of ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' in the charts was not what he had in mind at all. Suddenly his music was played by the same kind of poseurs he hated. He tried to keep their sound as alienating as possible, even making ''Music/InUtero'' purposefully dark and less slick.

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* Music/KurtCobain also lived in fear of being perceived as a sell-out. While he wanted to become successful the explosive popularity of ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' ''Music/{{Nevermind|Album}}'' in the charts was not what he had in mind at all. Suddenly his music was played by the same kind of poseurs he hated. He tried to keep their sound as alienating as possible, even making ''Music/InUtero'' purposefully dark and less slick.

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