so the term has taken on a life of its own, to be scoffed at, to be hurled in insult, to be joked about over whiskey, to be shrugged off in apathy. i think it's safe to say it's rarely worn badge-like. however you look at it, in my own personal experience, and i'm sure many others', my generation has "hipster" issues. so i guess today this is where i am, reading a post on Flavorwire titled "What Comes After the Hipster"
"Of course, I could be wrong. The best bet for the next thing would be for something to emerge from the Occupy movement: less concerned about music and clothing, more concerned about politics; less concerned about differentiating yourself from the people around you, more concerned about working with them; less concerned about status, more concerned about social change; less ironic, more earnest; less polished, more grungy. The one thing I don’t think will happen is that youth culture will fragment into cultural tribes. Youth culture is all about emulation, being hip however hip happens to be defined at the moment, and far from fragmenting the culture, technology provides a means to unify it, by disseminating it, more efficiently than ever.
On the other hand, what the hell do I know?"
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