Today in class we discussed the culture of "cool". I seemed to have the most opinions when it came to 'hipster hating'. The facts of poseurs or real hipsters.
I believe many hipsters are just people trying too hard to be unique, this causing them to be far from it. Like we said in class, "they pay a lot to look poor". This desire to be seen different than everyone else drives people to do whatever is deemed 'cool' in the hipster community. Maybe even causing people to do what they don't even like to do. Whether it be spending hours searching for bands no none has heard of, spending lots of money on clothes that look like they are worth nothing, or drinking organic gross drinks. Even traveling to social media, some filter everything they post on the internet to make sure it fits the hipster outline.
Many trying so hard to be different don't realize that they aren't in a counterculture like they would like to believe but in just another culture (and a large culture at that).
Although, with that, I do believe some people do honestly fit in this category of culture in their everyday living without even trying. But, I do believe there probably aren't very many. Like Frank expressed through his ideas, if you try to hard to be unique you end up being like everyone else.
Even though it's almost impossible to just 'be yourself' I hope some people realize these 'unique' actions usually won't make you seem cooler just because you think you are different than everyone else. And if this is you, without trying, congratulations you are a real hipster.
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