Maybe it ’s the fourth dimension of yr . perchance it ’s the atmospheric condition ? But people are extra peckish this week about fixie bike and wiliness brews invading their cities . There ’s a definite anti - hipster vibe in the air , and it ’s global , from Portland , to Los Angeles , to London , to Iceland . What ’s Ruining Our Cities ? HIPSTERS .
Hipsters are ruining Portland, Oregon
Portland ’s find a problem that not many other cities have : Too many college - train actor . line by the high quality of life , these smart untried people flock to Ithiel Town , but then are dismay to find there are not enough employment opportunities for them . Yet the urban center is affordable enough ( for now ) that they can accept minimum employment and adhere around — which sweep up down the city ’s overall productiveness and makes everyone hapless . In today ’s New York Times , economical reporter Claire Cain Miller argues that the city has attain something sincerely renowned : After plenty of joke about it , Portland has actually become a “ retreat community of interests ” for the untested . [ New York Times ]
Hipsters are ruining LA… and London… and Reykjavik
In a scarily grumpy column , Will Self sounds off against the “ talentless hippie , ” who see himself as an creative person while contributing nothing to the great culture ( see above ) . And thanks to the internet and its power to circularise these filthy ideals , you ’ve able to notice this scourge in every metropolis on the planet . But in the end , he decides , it ’s actually his own generation ( Boomers ) that are to blame for showing us younger kids this kind of behavior was allowable : “ We ’re the perforate and tattooed , shorts - wearing , skunk - smoking , OxyContin - drink down , psychoneurotic mother fucker who ’ve presided over the commoditisation of the counterculture … we ’re the changeling who scrumped the golden apples from the Tree of Jobs until our belly swelled and we jetted slurry from our dickhead arseholes — slurry we claimed was “ ethnic unfavorable judgment . ” [ The Guardian ]
Update: “Whatever” ruined Crested Butte
Last we left this midget raft enclave , it was on the brink of a hostile takeover by Bud Light , which desire to use the picturesque town as the backcloth for citywide beer commercial . Well , the city negotiated for twice the amount offered by Bud ( smart ! ) and then have InBev ’s branding team quite literally paint the town blue angel . Finally , a report about what went down , including : All the beer taps in the city being replaced with Bud Light , Vanilla Ice doling out vanilla ice pick from a Vanilla Ice Cream Truck , an absolutely real beer - delivering drone , and so many ganja busts at the airport that hundreds of masses miss their flight . [ Thrillist ]
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