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What irks me is the painfully studied hipness of the video. Indy bookstore? Check. Ukulele reference? Check. Food truck? Check. Brooklyn location? Check. L

by tjic 15y ago

What irks me is the painfully studied hipness of the video. Indy bookstore? Check. Ukulele reference? Check. Food truck? Check. Brooklyn location? Check. Late 20-something SWPL protagonists in man-boy phase of life? Check. Ugh.

Kylekramer 15y ago
It was pretty obviously Manhattan. Hip Lower Manhattan, but Manhattan.
- tjic 15y ago
  Sure, the Strand is in lower Manhattan, but you're telling me a video that features a food truck and a uke book doesn't START in Brooklyn? 10:1 the apartment was in Park Slope.
  - rory096 15y ago
    That's not really reconcilable with the guy using the 6 train stop at 23rd and Park.
mturmon 15y ago
Also: Exotic coffee. Flip-flops. Someone forgot that true hip happens partly when you make it new because you don't care about tired memes. They're copying the surface but not the essence.
Tichy 15y ago
Agreed, but what is the next big thing in lifestyle? Maybe the urban hipster is still a relatively attractive model for living among all the choices.
- Apocryphon 15y ago
  The Bay Area hacker-chic tech hipster?
  - mturmon 15y ago
    One can dream.