Hipsters (also referred to as scenesters) is a subculture of young adults and older teenagers with musical interests mainly in alternative rock. Hipster culture has been described as a "mutating, trans-Atlantic melting pot of styles" combining all elements of the "fringe movements of the post-world war era, including but not limited to hippie, beat, grunge, punk etc". Hipsters draw upon the "cultural stores of every ethnicity" and "regurgitates it with a winking inauthenticity". The hipster signifies the crystallization of a mediated stereotype generated to categorize marketize the indie consumer culture.
If you are looking for a prime location for hipster observation, NYU is 90% hipster so chances of stumbling upon one while anywhere in the village is quite high.
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