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I always thought that hustler was synonymous with confidence artist or a low level scammer. That it’s now considered a positive word is fascinating to me.

Cthulhu_ 8y ago
Hustler yes, but hustling is a verb, often used in e.g. sports movies / events.
nkrisc 8y ago
A hustler hustles, but one who hustles isn't always a hustler.
- gitgud 8y ago
  Poetic, but that could be said about anything; A programmer programs, but one who programs isn't always a programmer...
  - nkrisc 8y ago
    Yes, it could be said about anything. And if someone thought that someone who programs must be a programmer I'd have said the same you said.
dec0dedab0de 8y ago
I first learned the word hustler in the mid 80s when my soccer coach had a "hustler of the day" award for every game. It went to whoever worked the hardest that day.
sin7 8y ago
Hustler is used a lot in rap. It's always been there. A hustler hustles. They put in work. They are in the grind. It's all about turning a nickel into a dime. In other words, they sell a lot of crack. Nothing deep. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbwTCrnktY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbwTCrnktY - Cassidy - I'm a hustler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv6CbP4kVno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv6CbP4kVno - Lil Wayne - Hustler Muzic
- haskellandchill 8y ago
  Selling drugs is pretty deep, try it sometime. You really feel every dollar. Now I’m more connected to money and survival. Great capitalism experience 10/10.
  - village-idiot 8y ago
    Depends on the drug and where you are. Selling crack on Chicago’s southwest side used to be more fatal than Texas’ death row.
- Nasrudith 8y ago
  Reminds me of the other usage of hustling which is an incongruous clash with the macho image - male prostitution mostly to other men and the occasional older women. Not judging either and I fully understand that it is a serious situation - just noting the inadvertent humor in linguistic drift. Technically I believe it often meant any odd job to make money whether legal, illegal or a grey area. So selling weed, shoveling a driveway, and busking where you could get kicked out at worst all count.
cambalache 8y ago
The word was gentrified.

Cthulhu_ 8y ago

Hustler yes, but hustling is a verb, often used in e.g. sports movies / events.

nkrisc 8y ago

A hustler hustles, but one who hustles isn't always a hustler.

gitgud 8y ago
Poetic, but that could be said about anything; A programmer programs, but one who programs isn't always a programmer...
- nkrisc 8y ago
  Yes, it could be said about anything. And if someone thought that someone who programs must be a programmer I'd have said the same you said.

dec0dedab0de 8y ago

I first learned the word hustler in the mid 80s when my soccer coach had a "hustler of the day" award for every game. It went to whoever worked the hardest that day.

sin7 8y ago

Hustler is used a lot in rap. It's always been there. A hustler hustles. They put in work. They are in the grind. It's all about turning a nickel into a dime. In other words, they sell a lot of crack. Nothing deep. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbwTCrnktY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbwTCrnktY - Cassidy - I'm a hustler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv6CbP4kVno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv6CbP4kVno - Lil Wayne - Hustler Muzic

haskellandchill 8y ago
Selling drugs is pretty deep, try it sometime. You really feel every dollar. Now I’m more connected to money and survival. Great capitalism experience 10/10.
- village-idiot 8y ago
  Depends on the drug and where you are. Selling crack on Chicago’s southwest side used to be more fatal than Texas’ death row.
Nasrudith 8y ago
Reminds me of the other usage of hustling which is an incongruous clash with the macho image - male prostitution mostly to other men and the occasional older women. Not judging either and I fully understand that it is a serious situation - just noting the inadvertent humor in linguistic drift. Technically I believe it often meant any odd job to make money whether legal, illegal or a grey area. So selling weed, shoveling a driveway, and busking where you could get kicked out at worst all count.

cambalache 8y ago

The word was gentrified.