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Posted on 8/5/26 at 10:55 am to Fewer Kilometers
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The hilarious myth that this is a common occurrence and not a miniscule subculture.
There’s far more of these weirdos than you could possibly imagine. When a friend of mine in the subculture told me some of the signs to look for, it was terrifying how many there were. They secretly run the entirety of the United States’s nuclear energy grid, aerospace industry, and are a huge chunk of the IT sector. They’re basically rich nerds. So many weird kinky engineers.
This post was edited on 8/5/26 at 11:05 am
Posted on 8/5/26 at 11:03 am to wm72
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Their fashion that seems so sloppy and intentionally deemphasized , hodgepodge music tastes etc seems a rebellion against the degree which that original hipster generation over "curated" everything.
I think part of that is access. Millennial hipsters relied on gatekeepers to discover subgenres of music. File sharing made music accessible, but that didn’t make it easy to find if you weren’t looking for it. MySpace top 8’s were a great way to monkey branch from one band you liked to find more bands that they liked. Bloggers on the internet tried to replace the mainstream music magazines and terrestrial radio DJ’s that seemed to be shunning and ignoring upstart but increasingly popular subgenres.
As MySpace died, bloggers who had garnered a following from MySpace basically became the primary gatekeepers. Pitchfork effectively told people what was cool. The bloggers replaced the old music magazines as the cultural gatekeepers.
However, as streaming became more popular, it’s ability to algorithmically deliver new music without a blogger’s recommendation blunted their cultural influence. While some tastemakers still exist, they don’t have near the cultural sway they used to. As a result, most gen z subcultures only gatekeep with politics, not sound, because subcultures to them are mostly just an aesthetic.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 11:18 am to kingbob
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think part of that is access. Millennial hipsters relied on gatekeepers to discover subgenres of music. File sharing made music accessible, but that didn’t make it easy to find if you weren’t looking for it. MySpace top 8’s were a great way to monkey branch from one band you liked to find more bands that they liked. Bloggers on the internet tried to replace the mainstream music magazines and terrestrial radio DJ’s that seemed to be shunning and ignoring upstart but increasingly popular subgenres.
As MySpace died, bloggers who had garnered a following from MySpace basically became the primary gatekeepers. Pitchfork effectively told people what was cool. The bloggers replaced the old music magazines as the cultural gatekeepers.
However, as streaming became more popular, it’s ability to algorithmically deliver new music without a blogger’s recommendation blunted their cultural influence. While some tastemakers still exist, they don’t have near the cultural sway they used to. As a result, most gen z subcultures only gatekeep with politics, not sound, because subcultures to them are mostly just an aesthetic.
Interesting points. That gatekeeping is what I was talking about with the way Millennial hipsters curated everything.
Pitchfork's influence means I can usually just look at someone in their 40s and guess the exact 200 LPs they're looking to sell without any other info.
To their credit, gen z kids are certainly a lot more all over the place in the music they buy. They will also actually buy a record that doesn't have a stamp of approval.
This post was edited on 8/5/26 at 11:21 am
Posted on 8/5/26 at 11:36 am to Donkus
Living frugally in Boston and NOLA, sleeping on a mattress on the floor.
Going to hipster bars, indie pop concerts, wearing my hair long and wearing Robocop t shirts
I was also kind of a know it all about books, movies, music.
A lowkey POS
That’s the general summary
Going to hipster bars, indie pop concerts, wearing my hair long and wearing Robocop t shirts
I was also kind of a know it all about books, movies, music.
A lowkey POS
That’s the general summary
This post was edited on 8/5/26 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 8/5/26 at 12:00 pm to kingbob
quote:So much media coverage of Trump's updates to the Oval Office, no one questions why a President without a pet cat would need a fresh litter box.
furriesquote:
The hilarious myth that this is a common occurrence and not a miniscule subculture.quote:
There’s far more of these weirdos than you could possibly imagine. When a friend of mine in the subculture told me some of the signs to look for, it was terrifying how many there were. They secretly run the entirety of the United States’s nuclear energy grid, aerospace industry, and are a huge chunk of the IT sector. They’re basically rich nerds. So many weird kinky engineers.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 12:12 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
quote:We went from people spending a lot of money to look "poor" to people too poor to be hipsters.
What took the place of hipsters for today people in their mid 20s or early 30s who would've been hipsters 10 years ago?
Posted on 8/5/26 at 12:50 pm to kingbob
Well done
Posted on 8/5/26 at 12:51 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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We went from people spending a lot of money to look "poor" to people too poor to be hipsters.
Literally this.
Posted on 8/5/26 at 12:53 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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kingbob just wrote the definitive piece on the subject anywhere on the internet. That shite was impressive
Exactly my immediate thought lmao. Outstanding
Posted on 8/5/26 at 12:54 pm to kingbob
Easy way to tell if you were in a hipster bar
Posted on 8/5/26 at 12:56 pm to dblwall
The best indicator of why gen Z doesn’t drink so much:
In 2016, PBR was $1 at The Spanish Moon. Right before the Spoon closed in 2018, it was $2. Most bars, even dive bars, charge $5-6 for a PBR now.
In 2016, PBR was $1 at The Spanish Moon. Right before the Spoon closed in 2018, it was $2. Most bars, even dive bars, charge $5-6 for a PBR now.
This post was edited on 8/5/26 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 8/5/26 at 1:54 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
You can rest assured they're somewhere acting like f@ggots.
This post was edited on 8/5/26 at 1:54 pm
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