--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Hipsters are fine with coffee but eye…" description: "\"“Hipsters are fine with coffee but eye boutiques and banks with suspicion, yuppies are fine with the boutiques and banks but see landscapes radically a..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/peter-moskowitz-74393_hipsters_hipsters-are-fine-with-coffee-but-eye-bo_638341.jpg" --- # Hipsters are fine with coffee but eye boutiques and banks… ![“Hipsters are fine with coffee but eye boutiques and banks with suspicion, yuppies are fine with the boutiques and banks but see landscapes radically altered by development as cultural losses, and developers such as Pres Kabacoff are fine with those landscapes as long as they don’t inspire protest.” quote by Peter Moskowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/peter-moskowitz-74393_hipsters_hipsters-are-fine-with-coffee-but-eye-bo_638341.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/peter-moskowitz-74393_hipsters_hipsters-are-fine-with-coffee-but-eye-bo_638341.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/peter-moskowitz-74393_hipsters_hipsters-are-fine-with-coffee-but-eye-bo_638341.jpg) > ““Hipsters are fine with coffee but eye boutiques and banks with suspicion, yuppies are fine with the boutiques and banks but see landscapes radically altered by development as cultural losses, and developers such as Pres Kabacoff are fine with those landscapes as long as they don’t inspire protest.”” Peter Moskowitz ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Hipsters and yuppies share skepticism toward corporate influence, yet differ in what they protect and protest, highlighting contradictions in cultural preservation. **In simple terms:** Both groups distrust development but prioritize different values. Key Takeaway Recognize nuanced perspectives in urban change. Themes urbanism culture gentrification activism contradiction Mood critical analytical Type social commentary urban critique When to use this quote - city planning meetings - community activism - real estate debates - public forums Key Concepts social dynamics heritage preservation economic pressure Questions to Reflect On - What drives your own stance on development? - How can diverse groups find common ground? A Different Perspective May overgeneralize groups; individual views vary widely. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Hipsters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hipsters/) [Yuppies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/yuppies/) ## Related quotes > [The things that inform student culture are created and controlled by the unseen culture, the sociological aspects of our climbing culture, our 'me' generation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-van-sant/the-things-that-inform-student-culture-are-created-and-controlled-by/) [Gus Van Sant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-van-sant/) > [A Yuppie is someone who believes it's courageous to eat in a restaurant that hasn't been reviewed yet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mort-sahl/a-yuppie-is-someone-who-believes-it-s-courageous-to-eat-in-a/) [Mort Sahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mort-sahl/) > [I mean that's really depressing man. Of course, the kids are freaking out. They watch cartoons and sit in front of the television and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-haines/i-mean-that-s-really-depressing-man-of-course-the-kids-are-freaking/) [Emily Haines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-haines/) > [“I choose to suppress the initial categories I want to put people in - rich, poor, together, not together, druggie, yuppie, rocker, loser, winner,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jud-wilhite/i-choose-to-suppress-the-initial-categories-i-want-to-put-people-in/) [Jud Wilhite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jud-wilhite/) > [My sister got lucky, married a yuppie, and took him for all he was worth. Now she's a swinger dating a singer, I can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/my-sister-got-lucky-married-a-yuppie-and-took-him-for-all-he-was/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [Fast Food Nation' was boring and aimed at yuppies, and yuppies don't eat fast food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-kaufman/fast-food-nation-was-boring-and-aimed-at-yuppies-and-yuppies-don-t/) [Lloyd Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-kaufman/) > [I was a stage actor for 20 years or so; I was leading men in classical things. 'Shakespeare,' you know. And now, I never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-michael-higgins/i-was-a-stage-actor-for-20-years-or-so-i-was-leading-men-in-classical/) [John Michael Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-michael-higgins/) > [Yuppies don't have loyalty. They have useful relationships and meaningful encounters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kristol/yuppies-don-t-have-loyalty-they-have-useful-relationships-and/) [William Kristol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kristol/) > [The media have just buried the last yuppie, a pathetic creature who had not heard the news that the great pendulum of public consciousness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-ehrenreich/the-media-have-just-buried-the-last-yuppie-a-pathetic-creature-who/) [Barbara Ehrenreich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-ehrenreich/) > [I'm constantly tortured, and that's why I say happiness is irrelevant. Happiness is for children and yuppies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-zorn/i-m-constantly-tortured-and-that-s-why-i-say-happiness-is-irrelevant/) [John Zorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-zorn/) > [You know some of the people in The Strokes, yeah, their parents had success - but we didn't live like yuppies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-casablancas/you-know-some-of-the-people-in-the-strokes-yeah-their-parents-had/) [Julian Casablancas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-casablancas/) > [If you take the contempt some Americans have for yuppies and multiply it by 10 you might come close to understanding their attitude towards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cruz-smith/if-you-take-the-contempt-some-americans-have-for-yuppies-and-multiply/) [Martin Cruz Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cruz-smith/) > [“When I was in London in 2008, I spent a couple hours hanging out at a pub with a couple of blokes who were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-stacy-mccain/when-i-was-in-london-in-2008-i-spent-a-couple-hours-hanging-out-at-a/) [Robert Stacy McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-stacy-mccain/) > [“Killer yuppies in a soccer-mom car. It did have that certain je ne said quois.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-fally/killer-yuppies-in-a-soccer-mom-car-it-did-have-that-certain-je-ne/) [J. Fally](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-fally/) > [Pete Townshend keeps fooling us again, selling Who songs to yuppies hungry for SUVs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-densmore/pete-townshend-keeps-fooling-us-again-selling-who-songs-to-yuppies/) [John Densmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-densmore/) ## More by Peter Moskowitz > [“The hipster narrative about gentrification isn’t necessarily inaccurate—young people are indeed moving to cities and opening craft breweries and wearing tight clothing—but it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskowitz/the-hipster-narrative-about-gentrification-isn-t-necessarily/) Peter Moskowitz > [“Though the governments of Sweden, Hong Kong, and Germany are by no means anticapitalist, they have accepted a truth that few in the United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskowitz/though-the-governments-of-sweden-hong-kong-and-germany-are-by-no/) Peter Moskowitz Explore all 3 Peter Moskowitz quotes ## More Hipsters quotes > [The Beat Generation, that was a vision that we had, John Clellon Holmes and I, and Allen Ginsberg in an even wilder way, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kerouac/the-beat-generation-that-was-a-vision-that-we-had-john-clellon-holmes/) [Jack Kerouac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kerouac/) > [“Myrna was not astigmatic; the lenses were clear glass; she wore the glasses to prove her dedication and intensity of purpose.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kennedy-toole/myrna-was-not-astigmatic-the-lenses-were-clear-glass-she-wore-the/) [John Kennedy Toole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kennedy-toole/) > [My father actually went to college, and my mother went to nursing school, so, you know. I wouldn't... They were actually too square and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ellroy/my-father-actually-went-to-college-and-my-mother-went-to-nursing/) [James Ellroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ellroy/) > [Whether it's spending more time and money at thrift shops for threads (anti-consumerist threads, mind you), or combing the record store for the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-crowder/whether-it-s-spending-more-time-and-money-at-thrift-shops-for-threads/) [Steven Crowder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-crowder/) > [ “\[On hipsters:\] Everything about them is exactingly constructed to give off the vibe that they just don't care.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-fletcher/on-hipsters-everything-about-them-is-exactingly-constructed-to-give/) Dan Fletcher > [We've had distressed edges. We've had culottes. We've had high waisted jeans, we've seen the heralding of the new bootcut back again. 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