Jan and Klodi's Party Bus - part II **off topic discussion**

Outside of the internet, I dont think I've ever encountered a hipster. What do they look like ?

Hipsterdom was pretty clear a few years ago, beginning in the States with 20-somethings in a vacuum of culture and style, and most importantly, finances. The originals should be praised for reintroducing the world to historical aesthetics and mindsets to some degree. They encouraged recycling and "upcycling" and made a lot fo things more interesting. The resurgence in steel bikes and fixed-gear bikes is very much thanks to them. But, as with many sub cultures (punk would be a prime example) it soon became a fashion statement for those trying to create an identity for themselves, a competition to be the "most individual", the most different to everyone else, eventually filling the gap left by emo in an out of control trainwreck of think rimmed glasses, sea faring tattoos, "all that is vintage is good" and mustaches until it reached its pinnacle in Ireland with a whole floor in Pennys.

Hipsterdom, now diluted, is a diseased parasite which latches itself to something you love, sucks all the pleasure from it and leaves an empty shell that represents nothing but irony (see hipster obsession with 80s electro-pop, wearing Black Metal t-shirts, track cycling, etc.)

At this stage, it's pretty much a title that is only attributed to men, a gender who have about as much in the way of stylishness as they did when they were 4 and their mothers dressed them. So we end up with what is essentially a mish mash of laziness and mundanity, like this: