How do hipsters afford to live in NYC?

This is no troll. I read in the paper and online how rent is around $2,000 a month in NYC. Now these type of people generally find jobs in art, fashion, retail, etc... so how can they afford to live in NYC? I dont get it

 

Living with three other people, or in a kitchen/couch, or in a shitty neighborhood.

“...all truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” - Schopenhauer
 

because they make as much as you do an hour, they just work half as much. so everything you save, they spend on living expenses.

My drinkin' problem left today, she packed up all her bags and walked away.
 

most hipsters are college students or recent grads meaning they are still on their parents' dime (more if they're still in college). Some parents probably just find it hard to cut their little baby off from their wallets.

Remember, once you're inside you're on your own. Oh, you mean I can't count on you? No. Good!
 

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