Attention engineering is how the charts are topped. Media producers knew this decades before the social media, and perfected it by the late 90's. Avoiding extremely popular stuff is just common sense if you want any real authenticity.

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DrewADesign 2 days ago | parent [-]

Oh, but then you’re the much-maligned hipster.

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djtango 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

I introduced myself to my now wife as an accidental hipster:

- I brewed my own kombucha (I have GI issues and I am so lactose intolerant that even kefir and yoghurt would give me a reaction)

- I ride a bicycle everywhere (I exercise daily and like to stay active, bicycle is often the fastest way around London)

- I buy expensive locally farmed produce (the quality is usually night and day vs other sources)

There were plenty of other signals by which I superficially seem like a hipster but my wife would attest I'm the opposite of an actual one.

In the words of my ever wise mother "keep the good bits, leave the rest"

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missingdays 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

What's the downside?

	▲	cardiffspaceman 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		If the right type of mate uses those traits to find their type of mate there’s no downside.