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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.





pianississimo  ·  4391 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I was born about 10 years later but i can still relate to the author. Except the hipsters from my generation are a lot more annoying and some times even intolerable.

thenewgreen  ·  4391 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Q: Why did the hipster cross the road?

A: (shrugs with annoyance) You don't know?

pianississimo  ·  4391 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hah, I see what you did there.

thenewgreen  ·  4391 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I told the joke incorrectly:

Q: How many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

A: It's a really obscure number, you've probably never heard of it.

-essentially the same joke, this version is better though. Thanks cW