It is an analogy used to illustrate a point. I think it is funny, short, and explains the sentiment pretty well.
The point is how I perceive what is happening. No, I didn't collect statistical data on anyone confessing their true feelings.
> You don't need hipsterism to explain some degree of antipathy towards this move.
I disagree, one does need something like that explain the _level_ of vitriol.
Read cletus' comment in that thread. He perhaps explains it better than me and he uses less colorful metaphors (I can see you don't like those much, but that's fine).
I'm a bit more civil about it than others but dragging accusations of hipsterism into this both ignores Occam's Razor and needlessly denigrates the (perfectly valid) world view that this is not a good development.
See I disagree in the validity of that viewpoint but that is not as much of a problem. I disagree in _how_ that viewpoint was made. I felt Google was attacked unfairly in this case.
"Hipsterism" was an analogy I used to illustrate a point in fewer lines of text, I wouldn't get hung up on it too much rather the attitude and level of hate brought by Angular JS community should be discussed.
> people who jumped on the Angular JS platform are quite fond of just that -- jumping on the latest technology .... They will be hipsters who are still drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon while all other cooler hipsters are drinking Tecate already. [1]
Ad hominem much?
Some people object to what can very well be interpreted as (whether true or not) an attempt by a large corporation to fragment a market to their own benefit.
You don't need hipsterism to explain some degree of antipathy towards this move.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6679565