Hipsters

They're closely related in the same genus of Alt-rockers, but can't mate with each other.

They can, but they produce sterile offspring.

What if you wear the scarf, but nothing else?

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Originally Posted by Finch

So what's the difference between indie kids and hipsters?

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Drugs.

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Originally Posted by Vasteel

What if you wear the scarf, but nothing else?

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That would be so ironic.

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Originally Posted by Finch

So what's the difference between indie kids and hipsters? Is there really a line that differentiates the two?

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Indie kids are just music nerds. Hipsters are people who are intentionally anti-mainstream in an affected way. Music, film, hang out spots, fashion, etc. They always have to feel like they "discovered" something.

You can like independent music and not be a hipster, but if you don't like something because mainstream kiddies "ruined" it for you, you're probably a hipster.

The reason I say it's such a NYC phenomenon is because in Williamsburg and the Lower East Side, you can really see hipster civilization. It's not just individuals, there are dozens of shitty music venues literally hidden from view in old bodegas and warehouses with no signage that would indicate that there's even a club there, precisely because said venue is afraid that notoriety will make their venue "uncool" to hang out in. This is hipsterism run rampant. I don't see that kind of shit in Jersey, Philly, LA, or anywhere outside of New York.

I still maintain that 'hipster' means nothing more than a nerd who is more fashionable than another nerd.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

You can like independent music and not be a hipster, but if you don't like something because mainstream kiddies "ruined" it for you, you're probably a hipster.

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We used to just call this snobbery.

I do have some pretty hipster white sunglasses. I like them a lot.

Some people just call other people snobs to justify their lameness.