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The death of the hipster

Reflections from my trip to California

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Josh Lachkovic
Mar 10, 2026
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It’s 5am on the west coast and midday in London, and I’m somewhere over the Atlantic travelling home. I’ve spent the last 10 days in California, completing a road trip from LA to SF and back again that I’ve dreamt about since I first read Kerouac and Burroughs as a teenager. I fully leant into the laidback vibes, and love for equal parts nature and grit…

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