It is self-deprecating (as another commenter said), but what might not be obvious is why there is a need for some defensive self-deprecation. In some web devel

It is self-deprecating (as another commenter said), but what might not be obvious is why there is a need for some defensive self-deprecation. In some web development circles Bootstrap has become a divisive topic. Statements like "You have no business being a programmer if you use Bootstrap", "Bootstrap is ruining the web" and "You shouldn't use web design and Bootstrap in the same sentence" are fairly common. In that light, the 'web hipster...' statement is more a means of fending off criticism than anything else.