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I remember when s guy tried to sue a news outlet for using his picture without permission for an article about how hipsters all look the same…and then it turned out that it wasn’t a picture of him
Funny story, though I do question the study they referred to, because there’s different flavours of counter-culture that look pretty different from each other. Hipster is one, but there’s also goth, emo, trench coat aesthetic, people who chase outdated trends, punk, metal, those who don’t dress up any differently if they are going out or staying in, otaku (like the ones that wear clothes with hentai on them, I wouldn’t call cosplaying a counter culture so much as a costume hobby unless cosplay wear is their default)…
All of those looks are very different from each other while not wanting to follow the main culture’s trends and flaunting its definition of beauty.
And tbh, I’m not sure I’d even call hipsters a counter-culture. There was a desire to rebel, but looking at the aesthetic, I can’t tell what they were really trying to rebel against. Looking sloppy? Business casual? Maybe it’s because the aesthetic has been absorbed into the culture itself or maybe it was an advertiser-led “rebellion” in the first place? Or trying to be ahead of the curve means eventually the mainstream “catches up” and the look just looks normal now?
Also, thinking about it more, I wonder if the hilariously apt story was genuine or if someone there realized how they could really push their story by inventing an angry reader to prove their point.
The thing with these fashion trends is that there’s always a percentage of people that never move on. I’m sure that these aliens can find the guys they’re looking for somewhere.
Exactly, they are all in Portland, OR.
I was gonna say that is not a dead look in Vancouver either.
It’s practical when you live in a temperate rainforest.
Belgium! They are all in Belgium.
Just come to Eastern Europe where every trend arrives a decade later.
I haven’t seen a scene girl with stripey hair in so long.
probably all turned to goth
Most of the scene girls I’ve seen/hung out with are newer edition girls.
They’re definitely out there. TikTok is actually pretty good for all these little micro niche communities at least as far as seeing people who are still keeping the culture alive.
Saw one at the grocery store a few weeks ago.
All is well in god’s earth.
Yep. And more likely in large cities than the rugged outback.
That guy works in our building. He’s got the beard, rolled up trouser legs to show pleather boots, tattoos and the hat, the whole nine yards. Btw, he’s vegan
Ask him if he uses Arch btw. I want him to be a crossover hipster/neckbeard nerd
Fuck. I’m catching strays over here.
I briefly had a manbun in 2011 before they were a huge thing (I was like 20 or so and just wanted to grow my hair out, give me a break), I’ve had a curled handlebar mustache for shits and giggles, and I now use an Arch based OS (CachyOS btw).
And ask him to empty his V60 coffee filter and put it on the draining board when he’s done with it
V60 coffee filter
I just searched this, and um, yeah, I know what I’m getting for my birthday - thanks!
I really love is comics, say hi next time you see him
Btw, he’s vegan
that seals the deal, he is the one.
Lissan al-Gaib!
Made me laugh in the middle of a restaurant, thanks 🤣
Flip the phone over and get back to your date!
Hot
Good for him.
“Portland, y’all want Portland.”
The fuck is a portland?
Is that some store selling hipster clothes?
There’s a documentary about it:
There was even a sequel:
It’s a city on the US
Trends are cyclic. They could just wait it out.
Or, you know, just go to Portland
Guy with a baseball cap, beard, and sunglasses is default mode these days
“wdy mean they’re all wearing clothes and have hair on their bodies”
Edit 14h laters; none of the aliens even have beards
I feel like this is the newer variant Performative males for this era?
I think the “hipster” look is alive an well with all the guys who opened overpriced barbecue or taco joints that serve whiskey and tequila. Trends fade because the people who keep to them grow old and the younger generation does something different to not be “like their parents” or gen whatever the fuck category people are bulked into.
Eventually performative males will eventually open matcha and boba tea shops. To than be replaced by something else people can make fun of for 10 years.
the “hipster” look is alive an well with all the guys who opened overpriced barbecue or taco joints that serve whiskey and tequila.
Also dads who took up brewing as a hobby (at least around here)
I want to be friends with all of those guys.
Omg I love WikiHow
TBF I have nothing against the hipster look - except for the various beards and 'staches. I tried it: a sculpted beard is a fuckton of work, like a second hairdo basically. It also requires appropriate growth; not all men have it.
Hey now there’s also my method, which is to say I keep my beard clean but by the time I trim it down again it’s looking right feral.
yeh and keeping the 3rd area properly trimmed takes fucking practice.
stakes are much higher on that one.
I must have missed my ride back to the mothership.
Hipsters are dead. Nice.
