Today we revisit the fascinating times of the original hipsters of the fifties and sixties…
Because are you kidding me with that hipster bullshit of the 2010s?
People in the 2000s needed some schooling.
But flashforward to 2025, as long as American society going back to the 50s, I think we’ll need more than ever to review some basic concepts of what it means to live on the fringes of society—now that your paycheck suggests that’s where you are—to make art and uphold the tenets of a truly cool life.
Haha, just messin’ with ya… some vintage humor for a Friday...
…But do stop looking at your friggin’ dashboard stats.
As the Musk/Trump admin ramps up, get ready for some serious eyeball disease.
And now for the opposite of cool:
Don’t buddy with known finks.
Also disasterously uncool would be to post how-to essays, and especially the ones that have to do with making money on Substack. Fatally uncool. And for the love of all that is holy and good, ask me what my “writing goals for 2025”. This ain’t no LinkedIn profile.
I leave you with my uncool version of the Mona Lisa. (Plastic surgery is uncool)
And this very brilliant piece, The Clown (1957)