Leave it to the culture jammers at Adbusters magazine to write about the hipsters role in capitalism and the end of western civilization. LOVE IT!!
http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/79/hipster.html
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Hegelian Hipsters
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Hegelian Hipsters: Part II
Posted in Articles, Social commentary, Thoughts, tagged fetishism of commodities, hipsters, subculture, working class culture on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is in follow up to a previous post about an article in Adbusters magazine.
In this article, cultural critics are quick to point out hipster homogeneity. A valid, yet over-stated criticism, in my opinion. Over the past few years I’ve shared similar notions regarding the “dazed and confused” youth of the 21st century. However, what fascinates [...]
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