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Title: Geek or Hipster?
Post by: Darren Dirt on July 08, 2012, 08:27:01 PM
Witch arrr ewe?
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2012/02/21/geek-vs-hipster-the-infographic


I'm surprised to see how many of the "hipster" attributes/preferences got me nodding. #tomyshame
Title: Re: Geek or Hipster?
Post by: Thorin on July 08, 2012, 09:51:23 PM
geek for me, as per that "info"graphic.

Of course, labels are stupid.
Title: Re: Geek or Hipster?
Post by: Lazybones on July 09, 2012, 12:35:30 AM
Geek it isn't even a contest following that chart... However I do work with some hipsters... lol.
Title: Re: Geek or Hipster?
Post by: Mr. Analog on July 09, 2012, 12:40:58 AM
If I was a geek before it was cool does that make me a hipster ?
Title: Re: Geek or Hipster?
Post by: Mr. Analog on July 09, 2012, 12:43:23 AM
Actually I straddle the line on a few things, particularly the music and films.
Title: Re: Geek or Hipster?
Post by: Thorin on July 09, 2012, 08:15:15 AM
Mr A, you have a genuine interest in those subjects, rather than just trying to verb noun before it was cool.
Title: Re: Geek or Hipster?
Post by: Tom on July 09, 2012, 08:59:11 AM
I don't know if I was /anything/ before it started being cool :o

What does that make me? :o
Title: Re: Geek or Hipster?
Post by: Mr. Analog on July 09, 2012, 09:26:10 AM
Quote from: Thorin on July 09, 2012, 08:15:15 AM
Mr A, you have a genuine interest in those subjects, rather than just trying to verb noun before it was cool.

Pff, I was watching anime before it was cool
............................Star Wars.....................
............................Doctor Who..................

:D
Title: Re: Geek or Hipster?
Post by: Thorin on July 09, 2012, 09:54:13 AM
But not because you were trying to stand out from the crowd, but rather because you were genuinely interested.

Doctor Who, 47 days to Daleks!
Title: Re: Geek or Hipster?
Post by: Mr. Analog on July 09, 2012, 10:25:22 AM
Quote from: Thorin on July 09, 2012, 09:54:13 AM
But not because you were trying to stand out from the crowd, but rather because you were genuinely interested.

Doctor Who, 47 days to Daleks!

True! But I see those "Bow Ties are Cool" t-shirts and if you attached magnets to my eyes you'd have a new power source...