A History of Brooklyn In 20 Objects (“Objects” Being Very Loosely Defined)
1)Hipsters
Ah, hipsters. If there’s anything that Brooklyn has come to be known for these past few years, it is the rise of the hipster. But what is a hipster exactly? Is it just a totally oblivious asshole who ruins things by taking himself and his aesthetic considerations too seriously? Or is “hipster” just a contemptuous way to dismiss the influx of young people who came to Brooklyn after being priced-out of Manhattan? I don’t know! Obviously, many awful people descended on Brooklyn in the last decade, people who care for little more than artfully arranging their scarves. But I think those people are in the minority. I think that most people who are derided as hipsters are just people who care about the things they put on and in their bodies, people who care about their immediate environment and the environment at large. There’s nothing wrong with that.
I wish people would stop saying hipsters are the worst people in the world. Everyone knows that bankers are the worst people in the world. And they represent Manhattan. Naturally.
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