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comment by cgod
cgod  ·  4420 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Living without irony?

Hipster is one of the most bullshit words in common usage today. As soon as someone isn't mainstream in a way different from the user of the word they become a hipster. Hipster is useful as it's a formless word, waiting for someone to label. Anyone can use it to apply to almost anyone.

The bar I work at is a "Hipster" bar to many, it's a "Gay" bar or even a "Fag" bar to others. People just need to see that which is unlike them and they eagerly slap the label on.

Maybe this guy has a point, it seems like he does, but using hipster is just a load of shit.