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So what exactly does being "hipster" mean

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Stirolak123

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Because according to various ign article comments in e ipad section, they think ipad owners are "hipster fags" or whatever that is sopposed to mean? So does it mean we dont care about specs or productivity and only want ipads because theyre cool? I dont get it.
 
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It mean's they're 12 years old and hate Apple products because they can't afford them and Daddy won't buy them one.

They're the sort of youngsters that enjoy abusing people playing Halo on their Xbox.

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Know your hipster:
  • thick framed, sometimes overly oversized glasses
  • Scarf any time of the year
  • Skinny jeans
  • Baggy toques even in the middle of a heatwave
  • V-neck t-shirts
  • they're all slam poets


I'm sure there's more, but this are the big ones... Oh and they're obnoxious.
 
Stirolak123 said:
Because according to various ign article comments in e ipad section, they think ipad owners are "hipster fags" or whatever that is sopposed to mean? Soes it mean we dont care about speda or productivity and only want ipads because theyre cool? I dont get it.
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Yeah, basically, it's a pejorative term for just what you wrote. People who care more for personal tech devices doing what they actually need and will use it for, over raw specifications, they're "hipster fags*." Not just limited to Apple-haters. Within the iPad community, people with iPads who are upgrading to iPad 2 without what someone determines is a valid need may be labeled a "hipster fag" on this very forum.

*What this has to do with cigarettes I have no idea.
 
MagicBoy said:
It mean's they're 12 years old and hate Apple products because they can't afford them and Daddy won't buy them one.

They're the sort of youngsters that enjoy abusing people playing Halo on their Xbox.

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Hipsters actually love apple products...

Anyway, hipsters are the type of people who need to play in live traffic.
 
Guess I'm a hipster fag even though I don't think I match with any of the frites as accorig to Wikipedia and urban dictionary lol....
 
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A hipster is any person who relies on cultural trends to portray themselves as cooler than they could ever hope to be without the props.
 
Hipsters. Lots of people use that term.

Artsy, fartsy types, think they are cool, in their 20's.

the opposite of nerd.

But you see, that is interesting, as an iPad is a NERD item by nature, yet is embraced by it's antithesis also.

Hence, Apple cleans up :D
 
magicboy said:
it mean's they're 12 years old and hate apple products because they can't afford them and daddy won't buy them one.

They're the sort of youngsters that enjoy abusing people playing halo on their xbox.

Next!
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Id probably much rather hang out with hipster fags than video game fags. Im talking the pure gamers who have not much social skills or can hold a conversation vs a hipster lol. Who would you guys rsther hang out with? Unlike hipster fags, most gaming geeks are really rude and sexually frustrated to the point they make vile comments in public and will embarass you if a hot chick walks by. But the hipster fag will just shine her off and hope shell walk up to him.
 
One day you cats will judge people by their actions and manners rather than their dress or style or choice of hobby. You can meet and enjoy the company of a wider range of human. Brush off the haters, hipsters, wherever you are.
 
A hipster is someone who is smart enough to talk about philosophy, music, politics, art, etc. with you all day long, but not smart enough to see how big of a tool s/he is. The only sure fire way to tell if someone you're talking to is, in fact, a hipster is to ask them "are you a hipster?". If they respond no, and turn their casette player back on, you can be sure you're dealing with a hipster.
 
jdminpdx said:
A hipster is someone who is smart enough to talk about philosophy, music, politics, art, etc. with you all day long, but not smart enough to see how big of a tool s/he is. The only sure fire way to tell if someone you're talking to is, in fact, a hipster is to ask them "are you a hipster?". If they respond no, and turn their casette player back on, you can be sure you're dealing with a hipster.
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cassette player? Only vinyl will suffice for a true hipster, because on a hypothetical level you could get truer sound out of it. Not that they do though, they just like thinking they do, and feeling retro, and unique. Which they aren't.
 
decksnap said:
cassette player? Only vinyl will suffice for a true hipster, because on a hypothetical level you could get truer sound out of it. Not that they do though, they just like thinking they do, and feeling retro, and unique. Which they aren't.
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I stand corrected :D
 
Honestly Apple is much too big for it's products to fall into hipster territory. That is like saying someone who owns a XBOX 360 is a hipster. The hipster image use to be associated with Apple when only a small portion of the population owned an Apple product. This was most likely a Mac pre-iPod days and perhaps the first few years of the iPod. The association kind of just stuck even though Apple has surpassed that.

Mac/Apple users were labeled many things before the iPod went mainstream:

Tree huggers
Hipsters
Posers
Losers

Of course there was lots of names thrown around about being spoiled or having too much money to burn. Now I guess everyone wants to be a spoiled tree hugger?
 
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MadGoat said:
Know your hipster:
  • thick framed, sometimes overly oversized glasses
  • Scarf any time of the year
  • Skinny jeans
  • Baggy toques even in the middle of a heatwave
  • V-neck t-shirts
  • they're all slam poets


I'm sure there's more, but this are the big ones... Oh and they're obnoxious.
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Handlebar mustache and a hoop in each ear
 
decksnap said:
cassette player? Only vinyl will suffice for a true hipster, because on a hypothetical level you could get truer sound out of it. Not that they do though, they just like thinking they do, and feeling retro, and unique. Which they aren't.
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On the contrary...

Hipsters are also into Pabst Blue Ribbon, which hipster bars sell for a buck a can, and that right there is reason #1 out of a few hundred that I can't be a hipster.:(
 
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