Comments on: Since When Is It Hip to Be Sad? http://www.justinkownacki.com/2010/02/02/since-when-is-it-hip-to-be-sad/ Armchair Sociologist & Perpetual Contrarian Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:23:54 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tweets that mention Justin Kownacki - Since When Is It Hip to Be Sad? -- Topsy.com http://www.justinkownacki.com/2010/02/02/since-when-is-it-hip-to-be-sad/comment-page-1/#comment-2169 Tweets that mention Justin Kownacki - Since When Is It Hip to Be Sad? -- Topsy.com Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:15:39 +0000 http://www.justinkownacki.com/?p=1439#comment-2169 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Justin Kownacki, Justin Kownacki, Tyler Hurst, Mike Power, Merredith and others. Merredith said: LOLOL. RT @JustinKownacki: Since When Is It Hip to Be Sad? http://bit.ly/bb6nZT (don't miss unhappy hipsters!) [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Justin Kownacki, Justin Kownacki, Tyler Hurst, Mike Power, Merredith and others. Merredith said: LOLOL. RT @JustinKownacki: Since When Is It Hip to Be Sad? http://bit.ly/bb6nZT (don't miss unhappy hipsters!) [...]

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]]> By: Whitney http://www.justinkownacki.com/2010/02/02/since-when-is-it-hip-to-be-sad/comment-page-1/#comment-2115 Whitney Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:10:52 +0000 http://www.justinkownacki.com/?p=1439#comment-2115 I think what it's hip to be is cynical and dismissive and we've started to treat the words Hope and Idealism as pejoratives and that's the heart of the problem. Since Hope was a big thing in the election, people started to think Hope and Help were actually the same thing. Yet the difference between Idealism and mere inspiration is that Idealists know their target, and they put everything into trying to get there. It can make them a little angry and outraged from time to time, but they have a sense of urgency. I hope the idealism we start out with doesn't really go away- but instead, we learn how to work with what we've got to move forward to where we want to be, and stop "wishing" that magically someone will show up and solve the problem for us instead. People get sad when they get disillusioned, which means realizing that getting to where you want to go is gonna be hard and no one else will do it for you. But that's when we have to dig in and start making change happen, rather than just giving up and walking away. I think what it’s hip to be is cynical and dismissive and we’ve started to treat the words Hope and Idealism as pejoratives and that’s the heart of the problem. Since Hope was a big thing in the election, people started to think Hope and Help were actually the same thing. Yet the difference between Idealism and mere inspiration is that Idealists know their target, and they put everything into trying to get there. It can make them a little angry and outraged from time to time, but they have a sense of urgency. I hope the idealism we start out with doesn’t really go away- but instead, we learn how to work with what we’ve got to move forward to where we want to be, and stop “wishing” that magically someone will show up and solve the problem for us instead.
People get sad when they get disillusioned, which means realizing that getting to where you want to go is gonna be hard and no one else will do it for you. But that’s when we have to dig in and start making change happen, rather than just giving up and walking away.

]]> By: Evan http://www.justinkownacki.com/2010/02/02/since-when-is-it-hip-to-be-sad/comment-page-1/#comment-2114 Evan Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:18:43 +0000 http://www.justinkownacki.com/?p=1439#comment-2114 Hipster truly is the new Yuppie. Hipster truly is the new Yuppie.

]]> By: Katrina Miller http://www.justinkownacki.com/2010/02/02/since-when-is-it-hip-to-be-sad/comment-page-1/#comment-2112 Katrina Miller Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:35:36 +0000 http://www.justinkownacki.com/?p=1439#comment-2112 I think "counter-culture" is becoming the new mainstream. I know, that's an oxymoron, but I think it's true. It's "cool" to be a nerd, Apple (Think Different!) is now in everyone's pocket, and "Hipster" is the new Yuppie. Maybe it's just February getting to me, but I sure could use to replace all those drab muted blues and browns and brushed steel, with Reds, and Oranges, and sparkles and enough bling to choke a unicorn. I think “counter-culture” is becoming the new mainstream. I know, that’s an oxymoron, but I think it’s true. It’s “cool” to be a nerd, Apple (Think Different!) is now in everyone’s pocket, and “Hipster” is the new Yuppie.

Maybe it’s just February getting to me, but I sure could use to replace all those drab muted blues and browns and brushed steel, with Reds, and Oranges, and sparkles and enough bling to choke a unicorn.

]]> By: x_fairy_x http://www.justinkownacki.com/2010/02/02/since-when-is-it-hip-to-be-sad/comment-page-1/#comment-2109 x_fairy_x Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:10:18 +0000 http://www.justinkownacki.com/?p=1439#comment-2109 It's not hip to be sad. It seems the box is getting smaller and smaller, and instead of getting out, they're squeezing themselves to fit in. It’s not hip to be sad.

It seems the box is getting smaller and smaller, and instead of getting out, they’re squeezing themselves to fit in.

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