But then I saw this video where a Chinese woman and a Black woman ‘go at it.’ It seems dangerous, like there is a whole ‘cultural disconnect’ underlying their shouting match. I understand that blacks and AZNs h8 one another, but it seems like they should settle this type of disagreement outside of the bus by having a constructive conversation about their hardships, eventually understanding that they are ‘basically the same person, except they speak different languages.’ I feel worried that some sort of ‘act of minority angst/social repression’ would take place on the public transportation vessel that I am riding on. What if it was 2 teenage minorities with guns? What if a group of minorities go on some sort of ’shooting spree’/'hostage takeover’ of the bus? Sorta wish that I could make them realize that no1 on the bus is ‘that much richer’ than them. Sorta wish u could channel their angst into something useful, like a ‘kewl new genre of music’ [via horrorcore 2.0] instead of acts of violence.

Worried/concerned. I feel like I want to depend on public transportation, but I just want to be safe + stay alive. I think that ‘uncultured’ people are not able to appreciate the beauty of public transportation since they have never owned a car/had their parents buy one for them. It seems like if they understood the hardships of car ownership (insurance payments, oil changes, neverending maintenance, have to pay summer job teens 2 wash ur car, finding parking spots, etc), then maybe they would chill out, and realize that public transportation is truly the best way to live? Maybe if they understood our nation’s foreign dependence on oil, they would ‘appreciate’ the public service they are doing by utilizing a public resource.

Do u have any tips 4 staying safe on public transportation?
Should women use public transportation alone?
Have u ever seen something violent/zany/tragic happen on a bus/subway?
Would ur life be more meaningful if you could take youtube vids of zany cultural disagreements happening in ur bustling city?

What would u do if u were in a no-win situation and ‘needed a good job’?

Might move 2 LA and work at the American Apparel factory.

Pros:

• They will teach me English
• They will give me stock in the company
• They will teach me how to make t-shirts
• Can probably get a lot of free kewl merchandise

Cons:

• My family probs won’t realize that I am wearing Am Appy, and will just think I am a ‘fggt’ wearing ‘bright shit’ that I got for free at work from my employer

Might also work at the Envelope Stuffing Centre at Netflix Inc.

Pros:

• Access to ‘bad ass’ movies: action films for black people, romantic comedies, movies about step teams, and movies about minorities who learn to excel in the classroom
• Won’t have to wait for a day or two for the movies I want
• Probably could take my computer into work and rip movies on to my compy
• Probably get to ‘watch movies’ while I work in Windows Media Player
• Employee Snack Rooms

Cons:

• Could probably just get all of the same movies on youtube/hulu/pirate bay without having 2 stuff envelopes with DVDs

Might also be Chili’s Waiter

Pros:

• People will think that I am a bro working on his Associate’s Degree at a local community college for up to 8 years
• Will get to learn how to cook some bad ass party foods
• Get to interact with ‘hot, mildly thick’ desperate broads

Cons:

• 40 lb weight gain and getting into a relationship with a fellow employee who is as sad as u, then living in a local apartment with him/her, then building ur whole social life around ur Chili’s franchise co-workers.  Also getting tempted 2 work for TGIFriday’s/Applebee’s.

Might just settle for McDonalds bro.

Pros:

• Free meals
• Free McGriddles
• Free Hot Cakes
• Free Sundaes
• Free bluetooth headset
• Get to ‘poop in the ball pit’
• Getting 2 interact with children 4 birthday parties

Cons:

• Having 2 work in the mornings 2 eat McDonalds breakfast.

I feel lucky 2 b me. Glad that I got to go to design school and live out my dreams working for an advertising firm behind some of the world’s most recognized viral marketing campaigns and strategically created memes.  

However, not every1 has it as lucky as me.

Previous post about authentic careers.
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2008/10/what-is-the-most-authentic-alt-job.html

Where would u work if u were ‘poor’ and ‘trapped in ur life’?  What would ur ‘career goals be’ besides ‘putting food on the dinner table’?

I know a lot of yall have dreams of moving to NYC, but it isn’t always what u see in the movies. When u walk around NYC, the city doesn’t have speakers that play Mika, Vagina Spektor, and Feist in the background (no playlist exists that automatically plays songs utilized in iPod commercials). A lot of people come to NYC thinking that every1 listens to alt-ish mainstream hits, but it’s not like that at all.

I hope this movie doesn’t make suburbanites think that NYC is all abt ‘meaningful small interactions’ that trick people into thinking that they r alive.

What does NYC mean 2 u?
a) minorities
b) minorities who don’t speak English (the bad kind)
c) dirtie
d) overrated
e) not so alt after 2k1
f) a creative place 4 creative people
g) an okay place, but wish people didn’t make such a big deal abt it
h) the place where the New York Yankees play
i) the most authentic city in the world
j) the most meaningful city in the world
k) a place that entry-level alts go to graduate into 100% d-bag alt that they always dreamed of being
l) NYC is the only place where my dreams will come true and my self-concept will be realized
m) is that the city where they filmed ‘The Hipster Olympics’ viral video?
n) the city where my rich friend moved to
o) the city where my successful friend lives
p) ‘home’
q) Choose.Your.Own.Response.

[video found @ Vulture]

I know a lot of yall have dreams of moving to NYC, but it isn’t always what u see in the movies. When u walk around NYC, the city doesn’t have speakers that play Mika, Vagina Spektor, and Feist in the background (no playlist exists that automatically plays songs utilized in iPod commercials). A lot of people come to NYC thinking that every1 listens to alt-ish mainstream hits, but it’s not like that at all.

I hope this movie doesn’t make suburbanites think that NYC is all abt ‘meaningful small interactions’ that trick people into thinking that they r alive.

What does NYC mean 2 u?
a) minorities
b) minorities who don’t speak English (the bad kind)
c) dirtie
d) overrated
e) not so alt after 2k1
f) a creative place 4 creative people
g) an okay place, but wish people didn’t make such a big deal abt it
h) the place where the New York Yankees play
i) the most authentic city in the world
j) the most meaningful city in the world
k) a place that entry-level alts go to graduate into 100% d-bag alt that they always dreamed of being
l) NYC is the only place where my dreams will come true and my self-concept will be realized
m) is that the city where they filmed ‘The Hipster Olympics’ viral video?
n) the city where my rich friend moved to
o) the city where my successful friend lives
p) ‘home’
q) Choose.Your.Own.Response.

[video found @ Vulture]