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The Rise of Digital Hipsterism
- pedalpete 15y agoWow! Is it just that I was completely lost, or is the author as much involved in his own 'public masterbation' as he accuses the 'digital hipsters to be'?
- DenisM 15y agoThe article started rather well, but then fizzled out. I wish I could write that well though (in form, not the content) :)
- mkelly 15y agoNo, I agree with you. I think the article is a perfect example of what it's trying to criticize. Re the article: People have always been running their mouths; technology makes that easier, but doesn't fundamentally change it, I think.
- MostExtremeCake 15y agoWhy is the author so angry that people in college experiment with radical ideology? Is that a new thing? Why are PDF e-books bad? Why is the economic collapse in quotes and "so-called"? The only actual philosophy the author ascribes to the dipsters seems to be that they care more about "appearing" than "being", but that's not a new criticism for a new time. It's basically the main theme in The Society of the Spectacle, and that was written in 67. What am I supposed to do with the information in this article?
- WalterSear 15y agoGnash your teeth mainly. I suppose you could also "[run] around at parties trying to change the world, blindly threatening violence against the “status quo” with protests and false threats of violence." Or blog about it.