What is the true definition of Hipster ?
- Thread starter phillgt2002
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Very probably. Might explain why I go there.
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- The Moon
- nofxmike06
- NOFXMIKE06
Yeah, I'd say I generally see what is known in some circles as yuppies, soccer moms, and what we'll call the upper class at Starbucks. In the smaller "hip" coffee shops I see hipsters. This, of course, is only a recent local survey done by yours truly. On the macro level it may be different.
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- WRBWRXMAX
- Max Archer
Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing as the last post. When I go to Starbucks, it's mostly soccer moms and office workers. Hipsters go to places that are way more pretentious, usually independent, and often use unusual methods of grinding, roasting, or brewing their coffee.
It's not the commonly accepted definition, but in my mind, a hipster is somebody whose life revolves around constantly keeping up with the newest trend of the "hipster" subculture, and looking down on anybody who doesn't follow those trends. There's sort of a hipster trickle down effect, too, with the most extreme versions of the trends being started by people in LA, SF, NYC, Seattle, Dallas, etc, involving products made by small manufacturers or even homemade, and then those trends work their way out of those areas, get produced in "watered down" form by major manufacturers, and are eventually adopted a few years later by people in less "hip" cities. Fixed Gear bicycles are a good example, they first became popular in the SF Bay Area a few years ago, and were generally built by enthusiasts from parts, then they were picked up by a few small manufacturers and spread to other progressive metro areas, and now they're being sold at Wal-Mart and you see them all over the country.
It's not the commonly accepted definition, but in my mind, a hipster is somebody whose life revolves around constantly keeping up with the newest trend of the "hipster" subculture, and looking down on anybody who doesn't follow those trends. There's sort of a hipster trickle down effect, too, with the most extreme versions of the trends being started by people in LA, SF, NYC, Seattle, Dallas, etc, involving products made by small manufacturers or even homemade, and then those trends work their way out of those areas, get produced in "watered down" form by major manufacturers, and are eventually adopted a few years later by people in less "hip" cities. Fixed Gear bicycles are a good example, they first became popular in the SF Bay Area a few years ago, and were generally built by enthusiasts from parts, then they were picked up by a few small manufacturers and spread to other progressive metro areas, and now they're being sold at Wal-Mart and you see them all over the country.
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- QLD, Australia
- Small_Fryz
My dad used to wheelie his fixed wheel for miles going to and from school while wearing washed out jeans with holes in them.
Hipster of the 70's?
Hipster of the 70's?
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- garlik_bread
The point isn't that they aren't new though, they are popular with hipsters because they aren't common. Why would anyone ride a fixie? They don't, because they aren't practical. Hence they have hipster appeal.
It's the same with old cameras, they've been around for years but have been superseded with arguably better and more convenient models but hipsters love their classic cameras because nobody else is using them, even though they are probably a PITA to use.
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- SomaEightyFour
- MrVerloc
Older cameras are much simpler to use plus you can't beat the look of good film.
OP, why worry about what other people think of you? Do whatever pleases you. Hipsterdom is a combination of both material qualities and a state of mind, a liking for a band or an ethical stance does not a hipster make.
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- garlik_bread
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- SomaEightyFour
- MrVerloc
Menus, menus, menus. Menus within menus, to the point where I feel like I'm playing a bit part in Inception. That's the design philosophy that camera makers today subscribe to, and it's a step backwards. They're often not intuitively laid out either, and if they were I'd be find with that. Having physical dials/rings that clearly indicate what settings they change is a far quicker and easier way to use a camera. I actually have to read the manual whenever I buy a new digicam, whenever I buy a new film camera I just put a roll of film in it and I'm off to shoot.
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👍👍 All of this s very true, but I'm still trying to find the best definition. I have a Nikon D40 DSLR, Nikon N80, and a massive collection of classic lenses.. I even have a old Vivitar enlarger.. I would use it but I need to finish a build of a darkroom. I love the results of film, the tones are unlike anything else, and you can't get results like that with digital really because you don't have to process them with chemicals.. only Photoshop.
Also film cameras are extremely durable to me.
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- photonrider
Thomas Mann was hip.
Everything that came after was imitation - from the judicious to the lame.
As for 'hipster' - last time I looked in a dictionary it was a word taken to mean a low-waisted skirt, or pants, that showed off the small of one's back. (If not actual camel-toe
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Everything that came after was imitation - from the judicious to the lame.
As for 'hipster' - last time I looked in a dictionary it was a word taken to mean a low-waisted skirt, or pants, that showed off the small of one's back. (If not actual camel-toe
)
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After watching this.. I completely understand what a Hipster is.. I do listen to some really unknown music, and I like photography which a lot of you guys do. I don't wear odd clothes. Lol
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- astrosdude91
Anyone who says they're a hipster isn't really a hipster. Cause hipsters don't like labels.
Unless they're indie labels.
Unless they're indie labels.
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This has only gotten worse, my friends caught me wearing RayBans..... Then I noticed I've been writing philosophy everytime in my Creative Writing class...
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- QLD, Australia
- Small_Fryz
Exactly.
Just cause I drink rum, wear thongs and live in north QLD Australia, doesn't mean I'm a bogan.
Just cause I drink rum, wear thongs and live in north QLD Australia, doesn't mean I'm a bogan.
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- Small_Fryz
flips flops...
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- GoldMineGutted
Yeah, sure. You're not a bogan...Small_Fryz
