HIPSTER RUNOFF

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Several years ago at SXSW, the popular internet service twitter 'went viral.' Since then, SXSW has been branded as a conference that will create 'the next big thing' in all aspects of consumer / internet / cultural life.  This year at SXSW, the popular trend that emerged was 'texting while walking.'

Many text-and-walk purists claim that this posture / position has been around since cell phone texting and/or walking were invented. The text-and-walk academic community claim that most urban cities feature a population familiar with texting while walking. Suburban cities are more likely to face community-wide problems like texting while driving [link].

Much of SXSW is spent 'networking' and looking for the most relevant show / club / party to crash.  The text-and-walk is the most efficient way to get to where you need to go without losing contact with ur bros who have 'V I P access' to the most important parties/events/showcases.'

All types of bros texting and walking

Even non-bros texted and walked

(the streets of downtown Austin seem relevant and meaningful)

Do bros text and walk in all relevant cities?  Did college campuses already adopt the text-and-walk?

Who invented texting and walking?
Is texting while walking more relevant at SXSW?
Is ur feces more relevant when u poop at a SXSW event?
Is SXSW 'overrated bullshit'?
Are memes from SXSW better than memes from any other era of history?
Should I start a viral meme blog called 'bros who are texting and walking . tumblr . com'?
Has texting and walking already 'gone mainstream'?
Will texting and walking have an art installation at the Guggenheim?
Is this meme as worthless as something like 'people who go shopping use carts'?
What do u use to network + travel with ur bros?
Should parents recommend 'texting and walking' as a safe alternative to texting and driving?
Is it more alt to text from a modern smart phone or from a vintage cell phone?
Is it unfair to assume that they were texting because they might have been using sweet app / Google Maps?

I just watched this public service announcement marketing gimmick, and it makes me very afraid to text while I drive.

From what I understand, if I text while I drive, 2 of my bffs will be 'brutally killed' in a car accident. I will also kill some lil kid's parents and leave the child orphaned. Jesus. Feel overwhelmed, like I would have a lot guilt 2 live with 4 the rest of my life if I was in some sort of text-driving accident. Like texting while driving is possibly 'more dangerous' than drunk driving or something, because u don't really 'consciously remember' a drunk driving accident.

It seems like the theme of this video is that 'people need to stop text driving because cleaning up accidents means that the government wastes tons of money.' If text-related auto accidents are worthy of punishment, I believe that we shouldn't do so much to try to save these horrible people. It seems plausible that we should not utilize the jaws of life to save the criminals, but instead we should possibly transport them to be 'burned alive within their car.' Based on the feelings of h8 and anger that this video evokes, I feel like this would be a fair, cost-effective punishment.

I am not sure if it is kewl to do 'other shit' while driving. Tons of pundits say that ur supposed Some state laws don't even let u talk on the phone while u drive. It makes me sad that our nation is s000 dependent on cars. People don't realize that if we cut out the 'gas guzzling bullshit' we will cut our 'dependence on foreign oil.' As yall know, the only reason that the dark side of the world has any influence is because they are chilling on top of most of the world's fossil fuels.

Can't believe Public Service Announcements have 2 be 's000 graphic' in order to get people's attention. I wish that people still had 'good parents' who 'taught them life lessons' instead of just buying them a video game console, a cheap desktop computer, and meals from fast food restaurants. Advertisements like this really make me feel like 'the world is ending' or like I legitimately have 'something to be afraid of.'

Worried that I'm going to die at the hands of a tween who is sending a text while driving.
Srsly need to move to 'the city' so that I don't have to drive, and I can just
Do yall rlly think that texting is so dangerous?
Worried that I'm going to go to jail for using my phone when it is 'seriously an emergency' even though I am driving.
h8 laws.
Wish we lived in a perfect society where ppl didn't even need cars and we didn't need oil from the Middle East.
Teens ruin everything. :-(
Does n e 1 know why European people drive on the wrong side of the road?

Previous Teens + Texting Coverage
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2009/03/i-wish-there-more-ways-to-sexually-pressure-my-girlfriend-as-a-tween.html