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As an overly broad definition: Someone who is not only counterculture, but who wants you to know exactly how counterculture they are. It's a fuzzy word with a
by khedoros 10y ago
As an overly broad definition: Someone who is not only counterculture, but who wants you to know exactly how counterculture they are.
It's a fuzzy word with a fuzzy definition, and it doesn't mean quite the same thing to everyone. I think you know that, though.
- brian-armstrong 10y agoYour definition sounds like it could be inspired more by pop culture or caricatures rather than by actual human beings.
- khedoros 10y agoExaggeration is a valid rhetorical device. Why, what does "hipster" mean to you? What are the characteristics you think of when you hear it?
- brian-armstrong 10y agoIt doesn't mean anything to me. The word has been abused and stretched so far beyond whatever context it originally came from that it seems completely meaningless.
- b6 10y agoLet's please try to use language more precisely. Are you really suggesting "hipster" is "completely meaningless"? I mean, it's not completely meaningless when a baby gurgles. Do a Google Images search and let your mind do its magic.