Exquisite Tweets from @standardpixel, @waferbaby, @timoni, @dominik, @bobbiejohnson
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standardpixelStandardPixel is...
@standardpixel: We've been talking about them 'cuz of Portlandia.
waferbabyDaniel Bogan
@waferbaby @standardpixel Washed Out is in Portlandia? Why does my generation insist on hating all that's good about itself?
timonitimoni west
dominik@dominik Doubt it. They were like that all along; we've been despising our peers as secretly Not Authentic all along.
timoni west
@timoni It's not about hating what's good. The fact that boomers chose to celebrate excess rather than laugh at it is one of their failures.
bobbiejohnsonBobbie Johnson
@timoni do you mean how everything modern is dismissed as "hipster"? I think it motivates people to keep trying new ideas. it's essential
StandardPixel is...
@bobbiejohnson If people were only disdainful of excess, that'd be fine. But they're disdainful of *everything*.
timoni west
@standardpixel It may inspire people to try new things, but distain is a sad motivation, methinks.
timoni west
@timoni difference between disdain (selfish) and being self-mocking (humble) — but to be honest I've lost track of who's under discussion.
Bobbie Johnson
@bobbiejohnson This started off with a Portlandia mention, which is def in the disdainful category.
timoni west
@timoni I don't think it falls into that category, though. To me it's made by people who are laughing at themselves as much as their peers.
Bobbie Johnson
@bobbiejohnson @timoni: +1. They've said as much in behind-the-scenes.
Daniel Bogan
StandardPixel is...
@standardpixel: Nope, but it is now.
Daniel Bogan