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[aybabtu1313]

I read this article yesterday during a bout of self-loathing. I ran across it when I google'd "self loathing anger" and this came up. If you want to take the time, it would be interesting for you guys to read the article and leave some comments about what you think of it. Why? Because we are supposedly from this "Self-Loathing Generation" and that

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[takeonme7]

To expand on our little girl's statement,

-We all (well, almost all) get hair cuts
-What about people who get electrolisis / hair removal, etc?
-Going tanning? (either at a salon or 'laying out')
-Purchasing/wearing whatever styles/brands are popular at the moment (why do you need a sweatshirt with an Abercrombie/Hollister/Polo/Gucci/whatever label/logo on it?)
-Buying a BWM/Lexus/etc (you can buy a reliable & safe car without it being a 'status symbol')

Basically, any "group" -- middle aged yuppies, teeny-boppers, early 20-somethings business people, ad infinium -- is going to have is trappings, things that characterize it as a group.

For "hipsters" (the group I'm probably most familiar with, around my neighborhood these days) - its tight jeans, cowboy shirts, fixed gear / old school road bikes, tattoos, piercings, etc... I do not think this represents EITHER self loathing or (necessarily) a comformist attitude... just represents the social milieu in which we travel.

Jason

ps, shortly after reading this I went out and got my first tattoo (I was actually suppose to do it the previous day, my birthday, but the shop I wanted to go to was closed.)

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[takeonme7]

i generally don't mind lewrockwell.com but this article is pretty ridiculous. just because i'm 22, i look up to dennis rodman and marylin manson? and when's the last time you saw someone with a dog collar and leash and a bunch of leather on at Theio's?

and for the record, Beethoven was super pissed all the time.