* something that is available to the general public;
* something that has ties to corporate or commercial entities.
As such, the mainstream includes all popular culture, typically disseminated by mass media. The opposite of the mainstream are subcultures, countercultures, cult followings, and (in fiction) genre (believing they are different but they are NOT, they are the same but on another level i.e. still herd mentality, disillusioned within their 'ranks' etc.). Additionally, mainstream is sometimes a codeword used for an actual ethnocentric or hegemonic subculture (:jaded and/or jealous) point of view,
Wikipedia (slightly adjusted)
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