Episode 41: Missing The Hype(beasts)

"Put your hands up 'cause I won't/raise a glass up 'cause I won't/get your ass up 'cause I won't/I must have missed the hype/but maybe that's the way I feel."
                                                                  -AJR, "I Won't"

"Nice to know my kind will be on my side/I don't believe the hype/and you know you're a terrible sight/but you'll be just fine/just don't believe the hype."
                                     -Twenty One Pilots, "The Hype"

  The hypebeast. An interesting and annoying species. Urban Dictionary defines "hypebeasts" as: "Someone who loves trends, especially the ones on shoes and clothing. You can spot hypebeasts wearing Supreme/Thrasher shirts, Yeezy’s, etc.".

  I left high school only four years ago. And trust me, hypebeasts we're ever-present in 2018, maybe even moreso than they are now. You've seen them before - teenage/young adult men, most of them white, who wear poofy hoodies, saggy pants, and designer shoes. They're probably wearing a snapback in a cocked fashion. They think it's funny to be rude, and think the world owes them everything because they're dad is rich. They treat women like sex awards to be won instead of human beings. Okay, they don't all fit all those exact descriptions, but I guarantee you've seen some of these guys.

YouTube Hypebeasts
   Perhaps there is no more prevalent example than the Paul brothers, Jake and Logan. These two love to excessively flaunt their own merch and "beef" with other rich YouTube personalities. Jake Paul got into a serious fight with RiceGum, another infamous hypebeast, literally just about who was more famous and who had cooler and more expensive possessions. These YouTubers can do some pretty heinous things (i.e. Logan Paul's suicide forest incident) and people will just move on if they make an apology video. Cry a little bit, say you're sorry, and reiterate that "the goal of your content is always to entertain" and all is forgiven. 

Personally Missing The Hype
   I never cared much for the hypes of the current trends. I don't need trendy or expensive clothes; I just need clothes that fit and will last a good while. I don't need thousand-dollar shoes designed by some millionaire rapper; I just need ones that fit my feet, will last a good while, and look decent. 
   One of the things that irritated me a lot in high school was hypebeasts carrying around a portable speaker and playing rap music loud, for all to hear. When you choose not to use headphones, choose not to keep your music to yourself, you are communicating a message that you think you are better than everyone else and everyone else has to hear what you're hearing.

Don't Believe The Hype
  When something is popular and trendy, it can be tempting to get into it. But looks can be deceiving. Don't let something catch your attention just because a lot of people like it. A lot of times, the thing doesn't deserve attention.
   Anyway, rant over.


See you next week!


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