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Am I a hipster?

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Is it hipster of me to not want to do things when doing so is perceived by myself as typical?

I have a new phone, and was deciding on what ringtone to use. I decided on the Super Mario Bros. theme because my wife thought I should… but I didn’t really want to at first because that felt like the obvious, typically popular gamer thing to pick. I like it, but I had an aversion to picking the popular choice. Looking back, I often make choices to not do things that the crowd would do or what I perceive they would perceive someone interested in my interests would do. I often do get around to the popular thing, but after it wouldn’t be considered a bandwagon decision or if someone else bought X for me as a gift or invited me to Y.

Am I a hipster?

TV’s Frink said:

chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.

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Well you created this thread right? I think that’s your answer right there:-)

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On the other hand the answer to a title question is always no.

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dahmage said:

On the other hand the answer to a title question is always no.

I’m still waiting for someone to make a thread called “Should I have made this thread?”

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dahmage said:

Well you created this thread right? I think that’s your answer right there:-)

So, no?
I would think a hipster (stereotypically) wouldn’t concern themself with whether they’re being a hipster. And I don’t hate on popular things; I just don’t generally bother much with them until the hype has died down.

…Except anything Star Wars or Zelda related. I don’t understand why any interest in SW:Despecialized is not displayed by those I mention it to. And I intend to see any upcoming live action Star Wars film on opening weekend if at all possible.

TV’s Frink said:

chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.

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Honestly I think the only bar for being a hipster or not is it other people think you are. So it sounds like you have defied the logic of this thread and are actually a hipster.

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TV’s Frink said:

dahmage said:

On the other hand the answer to a title question is always no.

I’m still waiting for someone to make a thread called “Should I have made this thread?”

I suddenly have the urge to create a thread titled “can you resist the urge to reply to this thread?”

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Well, to be fair, those threads are very me-centric. I think you should open it up to everyone.

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Hipsters make as much sense to me as everything else from the 21st century, which is to say they don’t make any sense to me at all.

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You are posting this question in a Star Wars forum, ergo no on the thread title. If what you’re really asking is if you spend too much time wondering what other people might think about you, the answer is yes. Is it more than most other people do, though? Doubtful.

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I feel like there’s really two ways to classify hipsters: people who conform to the stereotypical idea of nonconformity (as in the article TavorX linked to) and people who are legitimately nonconformist (and thus would reject the “hipster” classification and stereotypes). Basically the difference between trying to be, and actually being.

I’ve never thought of myself as a hipster (and almost none of the things listed apply to me) though I have faced the accusation by multiple people. I do have a nonconformist streak to me, though I don’t know if it’s really enough to fit the label. Then again, I hate labels (ex. I’m on a SW forum yet would never call myself a nerd). But isn’t that also nonconformist?

I guess the only thing I can say is “who cares?” Like the things you like. Try not to care what other people think. If you think a Super Mario ringtone is tacky, don’t go with it. But if you actually like it but worry that other people will think it’s tacky, fuck 'em, go with it.

Also, yeah posting in a Star Wars forum would seem to be unhipstery, but isn’t this Star Wars forum specifically kinda hipstery at least a little bit? “I only watch the original Star Wars movies edited to their original theatrical releases using vintage film print sources by a former English teacher in the Czech Republic.”

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I know a hipster when I see one.

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let me put on my vintage glasses first.

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Seems like a lame superpower.

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I had that superpower before it was cool.

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By god it works. whips off his 1984 vintage Ray-Ban Wayfarers

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Tyrphanax said:

By god it works. whips off his 1984 vintage Ray-Ban Wayfarers

Excuse me, but Risky Business came out in 1983, which would mean that your so-called “vintage” Ray-Bans are from after they became cool.

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DominicCobb said:

Tyrphanax said:

By god it works. whips off his 1984 vintage Ray-Ban Wayfarers

Excuse me, but Risky Business came out in 1983, which would mean that your so-called “vintage” Ray-Bans are from after they became cool.

Sorry they weren’t cool until Miami Vice was on the air.

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Tyrphanax said:

DominicCobb said:

Tyrphanax said:

By god it works. whips off his 1984 vintage Ray-Ban Wayfarers

Excuse me, but Risky Business came out in 1983, which would mean that your so-called “vintage” Ray-Bans are from after they became cool.

Sorry they weren’t cool until Miami Vice was on the air.

Haha