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hippie == live and let live, fuck the man, and peace love and harmony, oh, and lots of drugs and sex, music and drum circles. Sounds like fun, until you hit r

by ardit33 12y ago

hippie == live and let live, fuck the man, and peace love and harmony, oh, and lots of drugs and sex, music and drum circles. Sounds like fun, until you hit real adulthood and real responsibilities.

deciplex 12y ago
Nothing you listed, in moderation, precludes addressing real responsibilities as a 'real' adult.
coldtea 12y ago
>Sounds like fun, until you hit real adulthood and real responsibilities. The whole idea is that it isn't something just for 20-year olds. So the "sounds like fun, until you hit real adulthood and real responsibilities" part is a total misunderstanding of the thing. What did hippie-ism in is mostly human relations and psychology (feuds, jealoushy, power plays, etc) than people reaching some imaginary "real adulthood" that prevents it, and the fact that for a lot of people it was a temporary fad. There have been very active hippies well into their forties and even seventies, and of course there have been older people, and people who spent their whole lives, in lots of similar "outsider" movements who didn't give up.
justatdotin 12y ago
peace love and harmony ARE real adult resposibilities.
return0 12y ago
That's an easy way to dismiss anything that would change anyone's life anywhere.
xj9 12y ago
I know lots of functional, adult hippies. I can't say I'm a "real adult", exactly, because I just turned 23 a couple of weeks ago and I'm really still a young adult. Here's the thing: I'm a hippie, full-on free love, fuck the man, LSD, everything. I own a sheep-skin drum. I'm also the lead software developer at a small marketing company and I do freelance work on the side. I live with two friends who are going through some tough times and I willingly pay all of the bills, I'm like a fucking dad. Maybe you should take another look at what constitutes "real adulthood" and "real responsibilities".

by ardit33 12y ago

hippie == live and let live, fuck the man, and peace love and harmony, oh, and lots of drugs and sex, music and drum circles. Sounds like fun, until you hit real adulthood and real responsibilities.

deciplex 12y ago

Nothing you listed, in moderation, precludes addressing real responsibilities as a 'real' adult.

coldtea 12y ago

>Sounds like fun, until you hit real adulthood and real responsibilities. The whole idea is that it isn't something just for 20-year olds. So the "sounds like fun, until you hit real adulthood and real responsibilities" part is a total misunderstanding of the thing. What did hippie-ism in is mostly human relations and psychology (feuds, jealoushy, power plays, etc) than people reaching some imaginary "real adulthood" that prevents it, and the fact that for a lot of people it was a temporary fad. There have been very active hippies well into their forties and even seventies, and of course there have been older people, and people who spent their whole lives, in lots of similar "outsider" movements who didn't give up.

justatdotin 12y ago

peace love and harmony ARE real adult resposibilities.

return0 12y ago

That's an easy way to dismiss anything that would change anyone's life anywhere.

xj9 12y ago

I know lots of functional, adult hippies. I can't say I'm a "real adult", exactly, because I just turned 23 a couple of weeks ago and I'm really still a young adult. Here's the thing: I'm a hippie, full-on free love, fuck the man, LSD, everything. I own a sheep-skin drum. I'm also the lead software developer at a small marketing company and I do freelance work on the side. I live with two friends who are going through some tough times and I willingly pay all of the bills, I'm like a fucking dad. Maybe you should take another look at what constitutes "real adulthood" and "real responsibilities".