The Hipster Handbook

What Defines a Hipster? According to Bjørn Schiermer (2014, pg. 169), the term hipster originated in late the 1940s, and “was a term for the decadent connoisseurism and over-refinement of late black jazz culture”. Schiermer also imparts, in an interview with Laurie Taylor, that the “hipster culture is no traditional subculture, it’s less uniform” (Taylor, 2014; Schiermer, 2014). Schiemer also voices the culture explores and appreciates what previous generations did not (Taylor, 2014; Schiermer, 2014). Urban Dictionary informs that, by a contributor by the alias of Trey Parasuco (2006), the modern hipster is defined as a subculture of men and women in their 20’s to 30’s who value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics. They…

What do I mean by this? According to The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2013 Occupational Outlook Handbook, the field of medical records and health information technicians (which includes medical billers and coders) is expected to increase by 21% between 2010 and 2020. The BLS has also pointed to this industry as having a faster growth rate on average than all other occupations, with an expected increase of approximately 37,700 employed in this exciting field by 2020. Additionally, “with…