While both Hipster from the Beat Generation and Hipsters today have a lot in common, the original hipsters accomplished, set grounds, and made a bigger name for themselves. Hipsters have been around for decades and have had the same goal, which is to relatively stand outside of the mainstream crowd. However, I believe the idea of being a hipster and knowing what it is to call oneself a hipster has been misconceived. Hipsters today do not really understand what it means to be different and a Hipster; rather, they are following suite instead of being different.
Hipsters back then during the Beat Generation were frankly different. Ironically, they went according to their own “beat”. There weren’t any rules, from the way they dressed, how they …show more content…
The hipsters today are the kids that skip school, smoke marijuana; the beats did as well, and wear their flashy, funky, graphic clothes that wouldn’t be seen as a norm in society. They stand out as well because of this and are generally stereotyped as being “weird” when simply, they are just different. The hipsters these days are more open in public with themselves, careless about their actions, and undecided about anything that has to do with their future. From my own experience with Hipsters, they don’t really seem to care about where their life is going, they are more so dependent on their present vibes. A lot of hipsters now and days look at life different and attempt to portray the look of a hippie; keyword, portray.
I have come to realization that a lot of the “hipsters” these days are not really grasping the idea of what it was to exactly be a Hipster. I believe the hipsters now and days attempt to portray what they assume a hipster is, and after researching about Hipsters from decades ago, unfortunately, they don’t really live up to the exact expectations. Instead, the hipsters today try to continue the good “vibes” of a Hipster from the old days, although, in a way in my opinion, is not really the right people who should be referring to themselves as