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thenewgreen  ·  4391 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Living without irony?

    In other words, the hipster can frivolously invest in sham social capital without ever paying back one sincere dime. He doesn’t own anything he possesses.
-well said! I was born in the same year as the author, and I have to say I agree with much of what is written. This "irony" abounds all over the Internet. Nobody ever takes a stance anymore on what it is they believe in, but they take lots of opportunities to let you know what it is they don't believe in.

The opening description of the hipster, playing the trombone, is something I have encountered many times. I found myself laughing out loud.