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A subculture that originated in the late 1960s, notable for psychedelic music, sexual freedom, and [[drug]]-use. Nowadays, the term "hippie" is often used with the intention of being an insult.

A subculture that originated in the late 1960s, notable for psychedelic music, sexual freedom, and [[drug]]-use. Nowadays, the term "hippie" is often used with the intention of being an insult.

Many of the elements of hippie counterculture, such as an anti-corporate ideology and the anarchic, experimental, libertarian strands, have been diluted to the point of disappearance in communities that have otherwise grown the seeds of change planted almost fifty years ago into 21st century plants. Hippies are probably know more than anything for their struggle for peace. However, many aspects of alternative cultures that were shocking in the 1960s have now become acceptable in mainstream society (Even though this claim has not yet been backed up.) Even the psychedelic drug use that characterized some hippies is being investigated by academic institutions for its medical benefits. (However, this is not an aspect that has become acceptable because using a drug for medicinal puposes is different than abusing it like a hippie, duh =P <ref> http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1612717,00.html </ref>

Many of the elements of hippie counterculture, such as an anti-corporate ideology and the anarchic, experimental, libertarian strands, have been diluted to the point of disappearance in communities that have otherwise grown the seeds of change planted almost fifty years ago into 21st century plants. Hippies are probably know more than anything for their struggle for peace. However, many aspects of alternative cultures that were shocking in the 1960s have now become acceptable in mainstream society (Even though this claim has not yet been backed up.) Even the psychedelic drug use that characterized some hippies is being investigated by academic institutions for its medical benefits. (However, this is not an aspect that has become acceptable because using a drug for medicinal puposes is different than abusing it like a hippie, duh =P <ref> http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1612717,00.html </ref>