Hi hipsters actually are good http://theviewfromhell.blogspot.com/2012/11/fungibility-and-loss-of-demandingness.html …
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Fungibility of brand names seems questionable.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @TristanSevers
@TristanSevers how so? this was written before I read@KevinSimler's thing on how brands work http://www.meltingasphalt.com/ads-dont-work-that-way/ …2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@KevinSimler Anyway, successful brands regularly gain sufficient cultural monopolies that it's easier to switch subculture.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @TristanSevers
@sarahdoingthing@KevinSimler I guess hipsterdom protects the subculture from brand monopolization & increases internal status legibility.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
@TristanSevers that's a great way to put it. Never thought of hipsters as providing a public service, but yeah, kinda!
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