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Atx definitely has its pockets of hipsterdom but it is by no means ubiquitous throughout town. A lot of the people reinforcing that general aesthetic are downtown tech industry transplants unwelcomed by the majority of native austinites. There is a pretty clear distinction between the "stay weird" austin-hippie types and the insufferable yuppie crowd, and both are easily avoided simply by steering clear of the right bars and venues that they inhabit. The university area especially is mostly out of towners uninvolved in the culture so you should have no difficulty in that regard especially if you are actually putting reasonable time into your grad research. You're much more likely to be annoyed by the recent influx of lazy fuckers riding electric scooters that has been plaguing most large cities as of late.

Wherever you end up for grad hopefully it works out, have a meme