It’s good to be cool. It’s not good to be hip. Hip is an insult. Cool is a compliment. Hip is trendy, not trendsetting. Cool is ahead of time and trend. Hip is of the moment; the one that’s soon to pass. Cool is timeless. Johnny Depp is cool. Ethan Hawke is hip. Punk is cool. Emo is hip. Cool is intrinsic. Hip is extrinsic. Cool doesn’t know it’s cool. Hip tries too hard, and is aware of every move it makes. Hip stares in the mirror. Cool avoids mirrors. Hip gets confused with Cool, and vice-versa; but Cool knows the difference. Hip has attitude. Cool has fortitude. Hip buys ripped jeans. Cool wears out jeans. Cool is what you are. Hip is what you think you should be.
