tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post6643637641058352338..comments2024-01-29T22:48:07.946-08:00Comments on The Filthy Platen: Has a typewriter? Must be a hipster...Scott Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-52409505236700908122013-12-09T08:56:35.866-08:002013-12-09T08:56:35.866-08:00Ugh. I just read the article. Hermelin did somethi...Ugh. I just read the article. Hermelin did something truly creative, inspiring others and making the world a better place. So sad that the world is such a dark place that people decided to ridicule and even threaten him. :(Rosy-Cheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893801942007814973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-63658555550749079932013-12-09T08:40:53.460-08:002013-12-09T08:40:53.460-08:00I like it! I actually didn't think the "m...I like it! I actually didn't think the "meme" was insulting, I thought it was a challenge (though I can see it may have been intended that way - but perhaps is more having a go at hipsters than at the individual pictured?) <br /><br />I'm not a hipster, I'm a creative person, have been known to write in public, and I have an old typewriter, which I love. I think this is the type of thing that genuinely appeals to some creative people - whether writers or artists. Therefore hipsters, as creative individual wannabees (all somehow fitting the same mold, and therefore not individuals at all!) might pick up on it. <br /><br />In the end, the genuine creative wins. By the time the carbon copy "alternative" masses have caught on to what they're up to, they are on to their next endeavor.Rosy-Cheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893801942007814973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-55495069082264148192013-12-03T20:29:58.109-08:002013-12-03T20:29:58.109-08:00Ha ha ha ha. I'll have to take a leaf out of y...Ha ha ha ha. I'll have to take a leaf out of your book someday. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-87769487422642907802013-12-03T20:29:07.281-08:002013-12-03T20:29:07.281-08:00Agreed on both counts. It is sad to see so much se...Agreed on both counts. It is sad to see so much self-dissatisfaction with the world. On the third, the relative anonymity (and it isn't as anonymous as people like to believe it is) is too often used as a shield. If people are going to use that shield, they do it out of fear of engaging in the world. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-47391720662440926852013-12-03T20:27:18.335-08:002013-12-03T20:27:18.335-08:00Elegant point. To be honest, I don't think thi...Elegant point. To be honest, I don't think this guy is 'cool', and as such isn't a hipster. But I do find what he is doing interesting and engaging, and in its own way 'cool'. <br /><br />Mind you, I tweeted this blog at him, and he tweeted back. So he's really... just a guy with a typewriter. Like us. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-41605860306173040032013-12-03T20:25:30.527-08:002013-12-03T20:25:30.527-08:00I feel sad that we as humans so often just line up...I feel sad that we as humans so often just line up others for derision. It is great to hear that something enjoyable outside of that negative spread across Facebook and the like is happening. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-78932669823939233482013-12-03T20:23:40.077-08:002013-12-03T20:23:40.077-08:00I'm sure he would be. He seems to enjoy a good...I'm sure he would be. He seems to enjoy a good natter on twitter and looks like a genuinely engaging guy. Mind you, that trailer seemed a bit pretentious. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-71138792384446315572013-12-03T20:21:02.095-08:002013-12-03T20:21:02.095-08:00You know.. I have yet to actually come across a hi...You know.. I have yet to actually come across a hipster with a typewriter. Sure, Ive had some show interest in my collection, but no ownership. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-53256939149448502292013-12-03T20:14:14.117-08:002013-12-03T20:14:14.117-08:00You can't always use the computer, sometimes t...You can't always use the computer, sometimes there isn't a currant bush nearby.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-23749144568381164482013-12-03T08:46:54.833-08:002013-12-03T08:46:54.833-08:00After reading through Hermelin's piece I had t...After reading through Hermelin's piece I had two thoughts. One was that he is a very good writer; his text has such a comfortable and ungimicky flow that you barely realize that. The other is the astonishment at the number of people who are so dissatisfied with themselves that they need to find some sort of solace by whittling down others. OK, three things; the realization that the anonymous distance of internet interaction removes a layer of culturally-imposed morality; the filter that tends to keep us civilized in face-to-face interactions. TonysVisionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12004608151032301174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-118999014566871802013-12-03T06:56:40.109-08:002013-12-03T06:56:40.109-08:00That photo is familiar though I can't remember...That photo is familiar though I can't remember whether I saw it with or without the caption. Either way, I hope that Mr Hermelin gets more on-street recognition for his work than he did before. I don't really understand about hipsterism. It isn't a label one can put on oneself, it con only be conferred, I think. Cool, on the other hand is a quality which can, and has been, thoroughly defined. Typing or writing in public or private doesn't make you cool or uncool. You either have cool or you don't. The thing is, people who have cool (or 'are' cool, if you prefer) have a proclivity for independent thoughts and activities. Thus they are more likely to type than the uncool. Attracting derision or praise doesn't really affect a cool person in their thoughts, their actions or their cool. That's the great thing about cool.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-53071547099695621372013-12-03T06:42:16.254-08:002013-12-03T06:42:16.254-08:00This is probably the most perfect example I've...This is probably the most perfect example I've came across of how once an image enters the internet, the context -will- be lost, and people -will- claim it as their own to abuse. A person in an image becomes some random person with no feelings and no right to decency. Most of the time their uses of pictures are harmless, but not always...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280294152270101017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-24193085589434123582013-12-03T06:41:21.283-08:002013-12-03T06:41:21.283-08:00I saw that article and interviewed Mr. Hermelin fo...I saw that article and interviewed Mr. Hermelin for my book; we had a very nice conversation. There's a documentary about him in the works: http://vimeo.com/78592570Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120715572940256008.post-10908311918182563132013-12-03T06:10:47.968-08:002013-12-03T06:10:47.968-08:00Living in western Washington, just about every thi...Living in western Washington, just about every third 20 year old is a hipster. It's kinda weird. None of them have typewriters. Yet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280294152270101017noreply@blogger.com