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I thought hipsters were just aspiring artists and writers. So, I guess anywhere that doesn't have an art school would be fine. And what's wrong with aspiring artists and writers anyway?
To me, it sounds like like these "annoying hipsters" that everyone is complaining about seem to be no different from the yuppies of the 80's and 90's. Have these two terms (hipster and yuppie) become synonymous? I don't understand.
I thought hipsters were just aspiring artists and writers. So, I guess anywhere that doesn't have an art school would be fine. And what's wrong with aspiring artists and writers anyway?
To me, it sounds like like these "annoying hipsters" that everyone is complaining about seem to be no different from the yuppies of the 80's and 90's. Have these two terms (hipster and yuppie) become synonymous? I don't understand.
That's why I used the term "neo-hipster", rather than "hipster". Two very different breeds in my book. Actual, real hipsters are few and far between anymore... but any trust-fund baby can grow a beard, get some tattoos, throw on some stretch-jeans and pose. It's all the rage these days, and these fakers are everywhere.
can someone please explain to me the difference between hipsters and young urban professionals?
The difference is the hipsters don't consider themselves rich young urban professionals. They are the new yuppies but see themselves as far left hard core hippies. They think they are counterculture when in reality they are 80s capitalist suburbanites reincarnated. They are elitists and will deny any involvement with keeping up with the joneses even though that is what they live for. As someone said on another forum - Every trendy neighborhood has it's juice bar, vegan restaurant, coffee shop, and Parisian market on Saturdays (Farmer's Market).
Young urban professionals own it and vote Republican.
Hipsters will destroy cities by having neighborhoods "high class hippie" gentrified. The COL escalates and soon the locals (middle class) are pushed out. The only choice is either to live in the wealthy cookie cutter hipster neighborhoods or ghettos. That is why there is so much hate for them.
Last edited by bluecarebear; 08-09-2014 at 04:22 PM..
The difference is the hipsters don't consider themselves rich young urban professionals. They are the new yuppies but see themselves as far left hard core hippies. They think they are counterculture when in reality they are 80s capitalist suburbanites reincarnated. They are elitists and will deny any involvement with keeping up with the joneses even though that is what they live for. As someone said on another forum - Every trendy neighborhood has it's juice bar, vegan restaurant, coffee shop, and Parisian market on Saturdays (Farmer's Market).
Young urban professionals own it and vote Republican.
Hipsters will destroy cities by having neighborhoods "high class hippie" gentrified. The COL escalates and soon the locals (middle class) are pushed out. The only choice is either to live in the wealthy cookie cutter hipster neighborhoods or ghettos. That is why there is so much hate for them.
yeah, I didn't want to be the one to ask "what are they" but from what I gather you kinda explain what comes to my mind. They generally are the spawn of people who fleed to the suburbs threw the 70s/80s/90s also, right?
That's why I used the term "neo-hipster", rather than "hipster". Two very different breeds in my book. Actual, real hipsters are few and far between anymore... but any trust-fund baby can grow a beard, get some tattoos, throw on some stretch-jeans and pose. It's all the rage these days, and these fakers are everywhere.
This had me laughing. I especially love the part that goes "These fakers are everywhere". Haha. Good stuff.
I call the so-called hipsters in Ann Arbor "pseudo hipsters". Most of them are white kids from privileged homes who can't wait to move to a city like Ann Arbor and "be themselves", which means nothing more than that they are pretty much identical to everyone else who moved there to "be themselves". Tattoos? Check. Piercings? Check. Floppy wool hat hung just so on the back of the head, even in July? Check. Horn-rimmed "smart" glasses? Check, even if the lenses are just plain glass. Skinny jeans? Check. Black shirts with random, local hipster bands on them? Check. Plenty of money to afford to live at Starbucks and Whole Foods? Check. Huge superiority attitude that they are the only thing right with the world? Oh, CHECK!
I call the so-called hipsters in Ann Arbor "pseudo hipsters". Most of them are white kids from privileged homes who can't wait to move to a city like Ann Arbor and "be themselves", which means nothing more than that they are pretty much identical to everyone else who moved there to "be themselves". Tattoos? Check. Piercings? Check. Floppy wool hat hung just so on the back of the head, even in July? Check. Horn-rimmed "smart" glasses? Check, even if the lenses are just plain glass. Skinny jeans? Check. Black shirts with random, local hipster bands on them? Check. Plenty of money to afford to live at Starbucks and Whole Foods? Check. Huge superiority attitude that they are the only thing right with the world? Oh, CHECK!
I always laugh at the hipsters who wear a beanie on their head when it's over 70 degrees outside. I myself will only wear a beanie when it's cold outside and when it actually serves a purpose.
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