That’s what’s fun about being alive is being late to the party.
I love this quote from Armison, a man I associate with Portlandia and this scene specifically:
The scene is really poking fun of enthusiasts of the farm to table movement, but to my it also embodies a lot of hipster tendencies. Hipsters, the people who, you know, were listening to that band before you ever saw them. (Admittedly, I’ve said basically that about bands. But anyway…)
Wonder Boy and I tried to watch Portlandia for a while and I just couldn’t get into it. I appreciated that it was funny, but just not my cup of tea. Maybe too hip for me? So for me to hear this actor, that I think of as a hipster, saying that it’s nice to come to the party late? Now I’m interested.
So why is it good to be late to the party?
According to Armison, it’s great to be late to the party because you can consume media, information, entertainment all at once versus waiting for it to be gradually released. You can read the whole series of books in one go. You can binge watch your favorite television shows. When you hear music references you don’t know, no problem! Check out the back catalog!
I love this. It’s the anti-hipster approach to things. Like, “Oh, that’s good? Cool. I’ll wait until it’s all done and then check it out. In about five years. Thanks for the heads up.”
