hip changes definitions culturally every time. in the eighties hip people would probably has big hair and worship madonna or lauper, watches dallas or dynasty, or something.
now hip has a new equation!
hip equals wayfarer glasses ( with frames in many color choices! ) or aviator glasses + pop-punk bands or pop-synth bands + triangles in space! and also, hoodies. and sneakers. whatever.
i think hip was whatever was in. it's a trend.
i was never a 'hip' kid. i admit it. i don't listen to those bands. i listen to classics, retro, jazz and mostly alternative. but i understand why a lot of you love rock. it's angsty. it's angry. rebellion stuff. it's somehow enjoyable.
i also don't really go for trends. i just buy those stuff that looks good, fits me and (sometimes) comfortable. trends are useless. they make you common. being common is not cool. but because other people do it, you want to do it too. in other words, you don't want to be left out.
i admit once again, because i'm not 'hip' i sometimes feel left out. it's a bad feeling. i guess it's ok to go to these events, but not too much. i now decide to abide and follow Andre Leon Talley's words:
"i fit in to the world with my own aesthetics."
in other words, i do it my way.
my mom is right, though. we do have to fit in with the world. we live here, and it's not what we choose, but it's what we're given. but that doesn't mean we have to do it like the others do.
do it your way. do what is the best for you.
everyone's best is different. one may want a dairy company and one may want to be dentist.
because otherwise, hip or not, if it's not what you want or need; you'll regret it.*
* but sometimes in special circumstances, we do not know what'll happen. so leave some options open :)
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