And your point is?
Is "the mainstream" something we aspire to emulate?
"The mainsteam" get its "news" from Dan Rather, spends its life sitting in front of the boob-tube, laughing on cue at the laugh-tracks that key in for the "likeajoke" material, and... well, you get the picture.
So explain to me why NOT being "mainstream" bears some sort of stigma?