Dude, Where's My Job?

Re:Dude, Where's My Job? by iamdave on Thursday January 15, 2009 @02:50PM (#435590)

I've been noticing it for a while, but it became ever more evident to me when I read this (http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/79/hipster.html)

Namely, Gen Y is beginning to segment into those who'd rather keep up with the jonses and be immersed in culture (typically younger members of Gen Y), those who'd rather be more involved in social matters (the median), and those who are more focused on establishing their lives for the future as THE primary goal.

And the amazing thing is, it's incredibly migratory. The younger groups who follow MTV culture either phase out of it, and move into the second category, or cling to the pop lifestyle and migrate over into one of the other two, using pop as a blanket for wherever they go.

It makes little sense right now, I plan to research it rather fully this summer.

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Re:Dude, Where's My Job? by LogicHoleFlaw on Thursday January 15, 2009 @03:27PM (#435668)

That is an interesting article. Supposedly I'm at the leading edge of the millenials, having been born in late 1982. But not a single person I know resembles these characters portrayed as hipsters.

On the other hand, I know quite a few civic-minded and tech-savvy peers who do give a damn.

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