Point. Although I'd argue that the economic trends of the 1950s-1970s were in-spite-of rather than because-of the counterculture movement (Piketty, Capital, war

Point. Although I'd argue that the economic trends of the 1950s-1970s were in-spite-of rather than because-of the counterculture movement (Piketty, Capital, war being the greatest economic equalizer, etc). But the 60s definitely did hasten the unseating of previous thoughts and people in positions of power. We're probably just starting to tip past Boomer-in-power to GenX-in-power in the upper echelon of power structures. Which incidentally probably explains why older companies finally seem to be starting to "get" the internet, now that I think about it...