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Old 08-15-2012, 09:23 AM
 
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Yes, yes, yes, Forbes lists aren't worth the pixels they are printed on.. So why don't we try to come up with our own lists? Personally, I think somewhere is "hip" if people there are on the cutting edge of starting/adopting trends in what is/will be considered "cool." While "bohemian" has at times been a prerequisite for cool in the past (think last decade's rise and fall of the "hipster"), it seems as though current cool has more to do with having classy clothes/shoes, eating very high quality food, and being well educated and culturally aware (...in other words what I would have called a "yuppie" in my own hipster days). That said, new trends in "cool" still do seem to be coming pretty directly from the most "avant garde" corners of the culture class/art world--so I would say that having both a vibrant, cutting edge (in some ways bohemian) art/culture production scene and a strong/high-disposable income culturally aware consumption scene are the two things a city needs to have to be "hip" these days.

Considering those criteria, here's my list:

1. NYC
2. LA
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3.Chicago/SF
4.Philadelphia/Seattle/Minneapolis (tied)
5.Portland/Boston
6.Houston/Dallas/DC/San Diego
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Old 08-15-2012, 10:21 AM
 
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Forbes rules!!!
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Old 08-15-2012, 10:40 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh (via Chicago, via Pittsburgh)
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can we please, please ban forbes lists
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Old 08-15-2012, 10:55 AM
 
Location: san francisco
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Yes, yes, yes, Forbes lists aren't worth the pixels they are printed on.. So why don't we try to come up with our own lists? Personally, I think somewhere is "hip" if people there are on the cutting edge of starting/adopting trends in what is/will be considered "cool." While "bohemian" has at times been a prerequisite for cool in the past (think last decade's rise and fall of the "hipster"), it seems as though current cool has more to do with having classy clothes/shoes, eating very high quality food, and being well educated and culturally aware (...in other words what I would have called a "yuppie" in my own hipster days). That said, new trends in "cool" still do seem to be coming pretty directly from the most "avant garde" corners of the culture class/art world--so I would say that having both a vibrant, cutting edge (in some ways bohemian) art/culture production scene and a strong/high-disposable income culturally aware consumption scene are the two things a city needs to have to be "hip" these days.

Considering those criteria, here's my list:

1. NYC
2. LA
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3.Chicago/SF
4.Philadelphia/Seattle/Minneapolis (tied)
5.Portland/Boston
6.Houston/Dallas/DC/San Diego
Going by your criteria I wouldn't put Portland on that list.
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Old 08-15-2012, 11:01 AM
 
Location: London, U.K.
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dweebo2220 your list is the dumbest thing I've seen all day and I ran into Carrie Underwood at Rockefeller center this morning when she was spilling coffee on her shirt.
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Old 08-15-2012, 11:04 AM
 
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dweebo2220 your list is the dumbest thing I've seen all day and I ran into Carrie Underwood at Rockefeller center this morning when she was spilling coffee on her shirt.
lol, you read my mind, but I was in a good mood so didn't post it
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Old 08-15-2012, 11:08 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Forbes is always trying to downplay Silicon Valley--its hilarious.
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Old 08-15-2012, 11:11 AM
 
Location: London, U.K.
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lol, you read my mind, but I was in a good mood so didn't post it
It's raining here. I'm sitting at my desk at work and the traffic just got worse in the last 20 mins because of rain. It's 1:10 here and if it doesn't stop by 4 I know I'm not getting home until 7 tonight.

While all this is happening I'm still looking at dweebos list wondering if he's taken in some green stuff this morning. It's hard having a worse list than Forbes but he's done it!
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Old 08-15-2012, 11:14 AM
 
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It's raining here. I'm sitting at my desk at work and the traffic just got worse in the last 20 mins because of rain. It's 1:10 here and if it doesn't stop by 4 I know I'm not getting home until 7 tonight.

While all this is happening I'm still looking at dweebos list wondering if he's taken in some green stuff this morning. It's hard having a worse list than Forbes but he's done it!
Its noon here, about 91 degrees. the plants are thirsty. Mind sending us some of that rain to keep our green stuff green
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Old 08-15-2012, 11:28 AM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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NYC, LA and chi-town should all be before Houston really i mean i heard houston is the most boring city in the nation. I also heard everyone in the city is trying to move out but then i hear about lots of job growth in the city, anyway heres another place that should not be on the list "orange county" you got to be joking when i lived in LA thats all they talked about was how they wish that county never existed.
So you "heard" Houston is the most boring city in the nation and you "heard" everyone is trying to move out of the city but only stay there because of job growth? So that means you've never been to the city or spent any significant time there? Nothing in your post establishes your personal experience with the city. Just heresay. Your credibility is shot.

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