First Indie (or real indie)
Indie is a shortform of "independent"; it is often used to describe a person or a group of persons who in their life style, taste and outlook take a rather sophisticated and Bohemian stand against the mainstream.
Indie as an avantgarde discourse began spreading in the beginning of the twenty-first-century and has not yet reached its climax, but a new parellel, and even more "Indie" development is beginning to evolve slowly especially in Scandinavia: "First Indie"
"First Indie" is a discursive combination and contraction of two concepts; "First mover" and "Indie".
The "First Indie" is extremely independent in its nature, lifestyle and perception of the world and people around him, but what differs him/or her from the "old indie" is that he doesn't see the concept of distancing himself from the mainstream as a goal in itself, but rather "First Indie" uses the mainstream media to his own advantage to set his subjective agenda.
Indie as an avantgarde discourse began spreading in the beginning of the twenty-first-century and has not yet reached its climax, but a new parellel, and even more "Indie" development is beginning to evolve slowly especially in Scandinavia: "First Indie"
"First Indie" is a discursive combination and contraction of two concepts; "First mover" and "Indie".
The "First Indie" is extremely independent in its nature, lifestyle and perception of the world and people around him, but what differs him/or her from the "old indie" is that he doesn't see the concept of distancing himself from the mainstream as a goal in itself, but rather "First Indie" uses the mainstream media to his own advantage to set his subjective agenda.
Person 1: Why did you join that television show - it is so mainstream?
Person 2 "First indie (or real indie)": I know it is, that's why I joined it.
Person 1: What!!! You have a black hat - how could you do that, I thought you were sooooo indie?
Person 2 (first indie): Well, that's not up for me to define - but I wanted to use the mainstream media for my own individual(idealistic) purposes. I mean if you want to communicate with people who don't belong to your normal sphere, it's a rather good idea to try to go ahead and cross the sphere, right?
Person 1: That's just so indie....
Person 2 "First indie (or real indie)": I know it is, that's why I joined it.
Person 1: What!!! You have a black hat - how could you do that, I thought you were sooooo indie?
Person 2 (first indie): Well, that's not up for me to define - but I wanted to use the mainstream media for my own individual(idealistic) purposes. I mean if you want to communicate with people who don't belong to your normal sphere, it's a rather good idea to try to go ahead and cross the sphere, right?
Person 1: That's just so indie....
First Indie (or real indie) by Libra2000 July 17, 2010
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