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A subculture that originated in the late 1960s, notable for psychedelic music, sexual freedom, and [[drug]]-use.

A subculture that originated in the late 1960s, notable for psychedelic music, sexual freedom, and [[drug]]-use.

Many of the elements of hippie counterculture, such as an anti-corporate ideology and the anarchic, experimental, libertarian strands, have grown (as seeds of change planted almost fifty years ago) into 21st century plants. However, many aspects of alternative cultures that were shocking in the 1960s have now become acceptable in mainstream society. Even the psychedelic drug use that characterized some hippies is being investigated by academic institutions for its medical benefits. <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 grown (as seeds of change planted almost fifty years ago) into 21st century plants. Many aspects of alternative cultures that were shocking in the 1960s have now become acceptable in mainstream society, such as "recreational" use of psychedelic drugs. <ref> http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1612717,00.html </ref>

==Famous Hippies==

==Famous Hippies==