It's just hipsterism

Posted by Presto (A) on February 24, 2015 at 11:40:19

In Reply to: On the Gourmet Food Show on KFYI 550 Phoenix..... posted by Todd Krieger on February 21, 2015 at 15:30:51:

This new existential angst of coming up with the next big fashion statement or music genre to be "hip" - it's just too much pressure for kids these days. So, they created this "collage of coolness" taking snippets of historical things that, although not necessarily cool in their day, are cool as all hell now. Like that vintage 1-speed bike rebuild. And $500 leather saddle bags.

Pioneer beards. Thick round retro glasses. Lenses not required. Music: has to be indie and recommended on Pitchfork. After 48 hours it's not cool anymore. Clothes: Cute combination of "I'm homeless" with a few "You can't afford this" accessories to ensure you are aware they come from prosperous families.

And that's just the wrapping of the hipster culture. The tip of the hipster iceberg. There's a long list of social causes, liberal arts courses, language, expressions, coffee shop etiquette... even self-imposed anorexic emaciation.

It's a bloody full time job being a hipster and that's a good thing, since REAL hipsters don't have REAL jobs anyways. They are all *inspiring* to be something in the music, art or entertainment industries. Well, the REAL ORIGINAL hipsters don't have conventional jobs anyways. Most people identifying as hipsters these days are not from the correct cities, districts, families, schools and (ahem) cultures to be a hipster anyways. You can't have hipsters born in middle-America prairie towns to American Gothic's 'Martha and Joe. It just doesn't work that way.

You can't put on silly tight jeans, strange glasses and grow a beard, crack a can of Pabst and head downtown on your grand dad's bike and "be" a hipster. And, IRONICALLY, the harder you try to BE a hipster the more you are NOT a hipster at all, despite being ironic in your failed attempt.

At being a hipster.

Cheers,
Presto

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Follow Ups Full Thread

Topic - On the Gourmet Food Show on KFYI 550 Phoenix..... - Todd Krieger 15:30:51 02/21/15 (16)

It's just hipsterism - Presto 11:40:19 02/24/15 (2)

Pretty hip summation... - musetap 22:46:52 02/24/15 (1)

Many have tried and failed... - Presto 10:43:35 02/27/15 (0)

"It sounds better" - Sounds better than what? - Goober58 11:13:27 02/22/15 (3)

RE: "It sounds better" - Sounds better than what? - Todd Krieger 16:00:38 02/22/15 (2)

Because I don't agree with them - Goober58 15:29:14 02/23/15 (1)

RE: Because I don't agree with them - Todd Krieger 10:49:42 02/24/15 (0)

RE: On the Gourmet Food Show on KFYI 550 Phoenix..... - fantja 10:19:00 02/22/15 (0)

at the risk of getting hated on - bullethead 18:00:14 02/21/15 (7)

Listening to my digital transfer of Styx's Canadian A&M vinyl of The Grand Illusion and LMAO.... - Goober58 09:17:05 02/22/15 (1)

RE: Listening to my digital transfer of Styx's Canadian A&M vinyl of The Grand Illusion and LMAO.... - Todd Krieger 15:58:05 02/22/15 (0)

RE: at the risk of getting hated on - middleground 03:47:09 02/22/15 (0)

I'm with ya on that, BH!! - rlw 18:14:45 02/21/15 (3)

RE: I'm with ya on that, BH!! - Todd Krieger 02:21:32 02/22/15 (2)

nice, my take on the depersonalization of music nowadys - bullethead 04:20:46 02/22/15 (1)

Not here! - jusbe 12:55:43 02/22/15 (0)

Follow Ups

It's just hipsterism - Presto 11:40:19 02/24/15 (2)

Pretty hip summation... - musetap 22:46:52 02/24/15 (1)

Many have tried and failed... - Presto 10:43:35 02/27/15 (0)

It's just hipsterism

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