Revisiting the 60s-70s Counterculture: The Hippie Utopia and Its Legacy
The counterculture of the 1960s and 70s spawned a series of unique social experiments. Among these, hippie communities emerged as a powerful expression of the desire to reject mainstream society and create a world based on ideals of free love, the abolition of private property, and harmony with nature. However, decades later, we must admit that many of these utopias encountered significant failures. Their collapse raises important questions about the feasibility of these radical ideologies. Private Property vs. Common Ownership in Hippie Communities The abolition of private property was a cornerstone principle of hippie communities. The idea was that material…
