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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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| + | {{w|Hipster_(1940s_subculture)|Hipster 1940}} originally referred to counter-cultural youth and jazz aficionados in the 1940s and 1950s before the {{w|Hippie}} culture developed in the mid '60s. Recently, {{w|Hipster_(contemporary_subculture)|Hipster}} has come to refer to, in Wikipedia's terms, "a subculture of young, urban middle class adults and older teenagers that appeared in the 1990s. The subculture is associated with independent music, a varied non-mainstream fashion sensibility, progressive or independent political views, alternative spirituality or atheism/agnosticism, and alternative lifestyles.". But even this article still does not reflect everything on that subculture. | ||
| − | Following the hipster resurgence, it became popular in many circles to hold hipsters in contempt, citing their conformity to a subculture by rejecting "mainstream" culture | + | Following the hipster resurgence, it became popular in many circles to hold hipsters in contempt, citing their conformity to a subculture by rejecting "mainstream" culture. Randall continues the arguably hypocritical meta-complaining by showing more s-curves that represent subsequent, smaller backlashes, self-referentially including his own comic in that meta-complaining. {{w|Low-rise_(fashion)|Hipster in fashion}} does refer to low-rise leg wear that sits at or below the hips, often worn in conjunction with revealing shirts, exposing one's bellybutton, which adds a double meaning to the "tedious navel-gazing by insecure people". |
| − | + | The title-text continues the meta but shifts to referencing a previous comic, [[525| 525: "I Know You're Listening"]]. Although readers may not necessarily be alone in empty rooms, solitary web-browsing is common among Randall's audience. "Hipsterdom" may refer to the leaders of the hipster subculture who set trends, but is likely used by Randall to refer to the general state of being a hipster. | |
| − | + | ==Trivia== | |
| − | + | This comic has been featured on [http://cheezburger.com/7534206464 Cheezburger.] | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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| − | + | :[The comic is a single panel which shows some graphs with labels ''How often I see...'' at the y-axis and ''Time-> Now'' at the x-axis] | |
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| + | :[First graph: Hipsters] | ||
| + | :[Second graph: Complaints about hipsters] | ||
| + | :[Third graph: Complaints about the constant use and discussion of the word "Hipster"] | ||
| + | :[Fourth graph: Complaints that every level of meta-opinion on hipsters represents the same tedious navel-gazing by insecure people] | ||
| + | :[Fifth graph: Graphs making it all worse] | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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