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In my (blunt) reading, it's an eloquent, abstract way of saying that the author was way into {thing} before it was cool, but then people found out about {thing}
by marcusverus 5y ago
In my (blunt) reading, it's an eloquent, abstract way of saying that the author was way into {thing} before it was cool, but then people found out about {thing}, at which point it was no longer hip and new, and so the author was forced to move on (in disgust!). About how it's hard to be a trendsetter, because people who follow are such tryhards!
In other words, it's Hipsterism in fancy prose.
- bscphil 5y agoI agree with you, but I detect a certain level of irony in > managing to pick something that attracts others denotes a certain vulgarity in your choice
- biztos 5y agoI’ve never been accused of hipsterism and the excerpt really hits home for me. Probably for a lot of contrarian nerds, always doing things the hard way because doubt is a signalless virtue and I dunno, that other road already has people on it. OTOH your summary was hilarious if a bit cynical, and I already like Brodsky so who knows.