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Photo: Some "Hipster" Put A Pacman Sticker On The L Train
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Jen Carlson
Published May 1, 2013
Modified May 1, 2013
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Someone put up this sweet Pacman sticker on the L train and now Redditors can't stop discussing hipsters. Doesn't it get exhausting, everyone? Can't we have fun stuff like this around and just enjoy it, no matter who is responsible? Why not just smile and savor a more innocent time when we sat in a beanbag chair playing Pacman on the Atari while listening to Falco? Is it possible to focus on the fact that some stranger just wanted to make other strangers smile? Can't we just let this sticker do its small part in helping to balance out all the evil in the world with a little bit of goodness? And isn't it time we started separating the L train from "hipsters"?
Important update: These Pacman stickers are also on the 6 train, blowing this whole "hipster" theory to pieces.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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