What's the most hipster thing you've done?

[Queen Michael]

I was into macarons before they were sold everywhere. Also, I listen to the Decemberists and Deerhoof.

 

[Blow_Pop]

I guess liking a few bands before they got famous? and liking a few bands who probably never will be famous but play some damned good music

 

[Mandalore_15]

In a job interview, the girl interviewing me asked who my favourite band were. Without thinking, I responded with "Eh, you've probably never heard of them..." To be fair, she hadn't, and I knew she wouldn't have, but that didn't make it sound any less hipster-dick-ish!

By the way, the band was Porcupine Tree.

 

[jumjalalabash]

I've been to art walks that have free cheap import beer and terrible modern art. Of course I was going to it BEFORE it became famous.

 

[The Funslinger]

Refusing to get Facebook, even when the heads of my History and Geography departments at school thought it would be great to put all the GCSE holiday revision stuff on a Facebook page, as opposed to doing a handout, like they'd done in previous years.

 

[The Funslinger]

question 1- Do you self roll your own cigs.

How is this hipster? It's cheaper, and sometimes you want more than just a cigarette.

Exactly. It pisses me off when people go "lol! Old fashioned! He's such a hipster!"

My dad has rolled his own cigarettes for years, and though I'd never smoke, that's what I'd do. Beyond the PS1, the first few years of my life were spent in a very time delayed household and it's left its mark on me.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

So a couple of days ago me and my little brother were talking and I caught myself saying "I liked him before he was famous." And I almost had to slap myself for how hipster I sounded. But then I got to thinking about it and I realize I'm actually quite the hipster: I wear flannel shirts, buy indie games, listen to underground music, and enjoy retro things.

So my fellow escapists, what's the most hipster thing you've done/are doing?

Buying indie games is a hipster trait now? I know indie everything else is hipsterish, but saying buying indie games is a hipster trait is like saying you're a hipster if you buy those public domain DVDs Walmart sells for a dollar -- well, at least as long as you mainly go for the fun ones. Some of the arty ones are so pretentious it hurts.

OT: It's not traditionally a hipster trait (they drink PBR), but I'm a bit of a beer snob. Most of the stuff I drink is microbrewed by companies you've probably never heard of. We're the hipsters of alcohol enthusiasts.

Edit: Oh, I also have a large vinyl collection, but it's because my dad gave me his old records, and I love classic rock and old metal. You can pick up an entire album for the cost of a single song on iTunes, and it's almost guaranteed not to have that post-90's brick wall compression on it, plus vinyl keeps the overtones on harmonies (and guitar distortion) that lossy file formats like mp3s drop. I can't comment on whether it's better than CD or not (it's questionable, especially since my equipment is low end) but it's definitely better than .mp3.