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> I always think it’s so interesting that on the threads about counterculture, nobody brings up the obvious counterculture that is a huge topic of conversation
by tivert 3y ago
> I always think it’s so interesting that on the threads about counterculture, nobody brings up the obvious counterculture that is a huge topic of conversation in America: Homeless people.
I don't think homelessness is a counterculture, unless it's been adopted as a conscious choice/preference. My understanding is the vast majority of homeless are such because of involuntary mental health/substance abuse issues or poverty. It might be a subculture, but not all subcultures are countercultures.
- RC_ITR 3y agoDid you choose to be part of Western culture?
- tivert 3y ago> Did you choose to be part of Western culture? That's irrelevant. IMHO, making the conscious choice to rebel against mainstream culture is the defining characteristic of a counterculture. Not all cultural affiliations typically have so much "choice" but countercultures do.