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Re: Kickstarter's team page

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Is that not the definition of a hipster?!?!

I suspect that a real hipster wouldn't be seen dead working for Kickstarter, they're so mainstream these days. Aside: I was watching Austin Powers the other day (it's fun, sue me)- Dr. Evil calls Austin an "aging hipster", using the actual real real definition of the term. Funny how words can change in a relatively short space of time.

Define "real real definition". My understanding is that "hipster" was original a jazz subculture term from the 40s; as "hip" came to be a more popular term than "hep", people who used to be "hep cats" became "hipsters".

Re: Kickstarter's team page

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post #39
post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is that not the definition of a hipster?!?!

I suspect that a real hipster wouldn't be seen dead working for Kickstarter, they're so mainstream these days. Aside: I was watching Austin Powers the other day (it's fun, sue me)- Dr. Evil calls Austin an "aging hipster", using the actual real real definition of the term. Funny how words can change in a relatively short space of time.

Lenny Bruce would probably agree with you.

Re: Kickstarter's team page

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Do we call people who can dress hipsters now? That seems misguided.

Nope, just people who dress like hipsters.

People who can dress somewhat competently and/or wear the current fashion are hipsters? You are making no sense. All I see are a bunch of normally dressed people. Nothing special.

Re: Kickstarter's team page

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post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I suspect that a real hipster wouldn't be seen dead working for Kickstarter, they're so mainstream these days. Aside: I was watching Austin Powers the other day (it's fun, sue me)- Dr. Evil calls Austin an "aging hipster", using the actual real real definition of the term. Funny how words can change in a relatively short space of time.

Define "real real definition". My understanding is that "hipster" was original a jazz subculture term from the 40s; as "hip" came to be a more popular term than "hep", people who used to be "hep cats" became "hipsters".

Wikipedia agrees with you. This is a term that has undergone so many transformations in such a short time that it's completely pointless to argue about its "true" meaning anymore.
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