Dreams of Being Hip: How to be Hip
Being a hipster doesn't happen over night. It slowly creeps up on you and the next thing you know, you're the marketing director for an internet radio station that has a "no popular music" rule and writing a blog about hipsters for hipsters.Some of you might have your own dreams of being hip, and I'm here to help you achieve. So, here is a rudimentary guide of how to be hip.1. Don't call yourself a hipster. If you've been accused of being a hipster for years, then sure, go ahead and embrace it. But a key thing of getting people to think you're a hipster, is denying it. If you confirm it, there is no buzz surrounding you. If you deny or disconfirm, people will speculate and your enigmatic hipster ambiance will grow.2. Being hip is about building an image, as you learned in number 1 above. To confirm your image, get pictures taken like this on your Facebook account. This is one of me when I was a junior in high school at a DIY basement show . . . on a school night.
These kinds of pictures show "hey, this guys got friends who carry around film cameras! neat-o!" It also shows how "urban" I am which is a key aspect of hipsterdom.3. Engage in something kind of pointless. For me, it was skateboarding. Made me dress weird and hang out with people who weren't normal so I ended up becoming hipper.
3. Dress the part.
4. The lingo. Get used to saying the phrase "my friend's band" that will come up a lot. You know the picture in #2? Guess who I was seeing. You guessed it, my friend's band.5. Pick-up a weird skill. A lot of hipster girls crochet and a lot of guys make their own music. I learned how to fix broken iPhone screens.
6. Last but not least, be unique and be yourself. For example, I'm a #GoofBall. I have my own sense of humor, for me putting the hashtag in front of goofball was one of the funniest things I've done all day. If you need another example, this was my senior photo:
But seriously, most of being a hipster is just people telling you you're a hipster or saying "wow that's so hip" when you do stuff.Seriously, you can't even have an instagram'd picture of your friends going to the thrift store without someone commenting on how hip you guys are.
And that's why this week's dream of being hip is for hipsters not to be judged by the pattern on their flannel nor the color of their fake Ray Bans, but by the integrity of what they bring to the hipster community.