06 October 2008

Hipster Theory 2.0

"No one goes there any more, it's too crowded." --Yogi Berra


i want to explore
the concepts of 'hipster' and 'hip'
especially as they relate to web 2.0

silence-mystery-charisma

the road less travelled

drugs-illegal-secrecy

taboos-occult-illuminati

smart-difficult

nonconformist-courage-originality

obscure-research-luck

vs: popular/easy/safe/accessible

Village Voice

Whole Earth Catalog: access to hipness

hippies vs hipsters

UK music scene hipper than US

local US music scenes (Seattle, Atlanta)

Usenet: alt.folklore.urban, alt.religion.kibology, alt.fan.warlord

fearless exploration

mastering exclusivist (Net) technologies

Factsheet Five, BoingBoing, ReSearch

linkblogging

open communities

1948: Anatole Broyard "A Portrait of the Hipster" [GgBks]

1957: Norman Mailer "The White Negro: Superficial Reflections on the Hipster"