Geeks versus Hipsters, the battle of genuine and ironic, of true and trendy, and of forever and temporary. Some will mistake one for the other, although they are clearly very different. To clear up any confusion, here is how you tell a Geek apart from a Hipster.
Geeks are Genuine, Hipsters are Ironic
Whether it’s about passions, eyewear, clothing, or enthusiasm, this is a true defining difference between the two. Geeks truly love their fandoms and favorites, while Hipsters ironically embrace pop culture. Same goes for wearing glasses or graphic t-shirts, geeks wear those because they love it while hipsters wear it to make an ironic statement.
Geeks are Early Adopters, Hipsters are Trend Setters
Geeks are known for embracing new tech and gadgets early when released, and even taking time to research what they are buying. Hipsters see what is popular, and avoid that and find something different so they can stay away from the mainstream. They will even go back in time and bring back something and make it cool again, like record players and polaroids.
Geeks are Experts, Hipsters are Experimenters
Geeks invest a great deal of energy into mastering one thing, whether it’s Magic the Gathering, Five Night’s at Freddie’s, or rebuilding a computer, they will become great at their passions. Hipsters, on the other hand, jump around to new and different things to experiment with what is not mainstream.
Geeks admit their title, Hipsters will not
Geeks are open and willing to say they are a geek. They will even defend it. Hipsters are quite the opposite. They will say they are “just being themselves” and avoid the phrase hipster altogether.
So take extra care when seeing if someone is a Geek, because they might actual be a Hipster.
I love this so much, and its true. they always refuse to admit it and get mad and sometimes irate. its like dude get over it you are what you are lol.
HAH, this is excellent. Way too many hipsters that will unironically decry other hipsters. Ridiculous.
Kind of makes me happy to not be a hipster 😉
I love this post – made me laugh a little, too. Hipsters definitely will not admit to being a hipster :p
Is it just me, or do a lot of hipsters kind of look alike? The Boyfriend’s little brother is a hipster and we see guys out and about all the time and we’ll think it’s him til the guy turns around. It’s a frequent topic conversation:
“Little brother?”
-turns-
“Nope, hipster.”
It’s a running joke that we now refer to hipsters by his little brother’s name.