The four types of modern hippie
The popular hippie counterculture that began in the 1960s was indeed so popular that the concept and culture still manage to live on. However, the years have changed a lot and the counterculture. Despite the attempts of true blue hippies to carry over and preserve the true hippie spirit as they make the transition from retro hippies to modern hippies, modern times have nevertheless brought about various changes. Now the modern hippie has four sides.
The first type of what is called the “modern hippie” is the true blue hippie, a true child of the counterculture of the 1960s. They are the true picture of a complete hippie who lives the original hippie values inside and out. Now they are called new hippies or neo-hippies. Like the hippies of the past, they are still politically informed and educated. They also champion the same causes in the spirit of peace, love and freedom. They keep up with current political and environmental trends. They protested issues that contradicted their hippie values in the same way that the hippies of the past protested. As true blue hippies, they still live with the pros and cons of being a hippie. They protest the road and violence while promoting peace. On the other hand, they also like to engage in unusual activities, use strange clothes and accessories, and experiment with drugs in their advocacy of liberal rights. They really are hippies to the core.
The second type of modern hippie is a somewhat toned down version. Their hippie side is reflected more through their environmentalist, tree-hugging advocacy than through their political and social idealisms. They are mostly vegetarians and tend to live their lives in a breeze and just focus on their love for the environment and clean, healthy things. They are lighter and brighter hippies. They are sometimes called granola kids. A “granola kid,” according to the urban dictionary, is one who “enjoys a tie-dye, granola, and peace.”
The third type of modern hippie, on the other hand, is the exact opposite of the granola kid. They are the angry hippies. They are more futuristic and like to display their hippie values in heightened, exaggerated ways. They call them “techno hippies”. They are more modern and ahead of the neo-hippies. They take the hippie character to the next level. They sport tattoos, body piercings and strange hairstyles like the famous dreadlocks. They also express their opinions at rave parties where they mostly consume large amounts of drugs and alcohol. They also take their advocacy to the Internet and are in sync with the latest gaming technology. They are, in a way, rebellious hippies.
Finally, the fourth type of modern hippies are not actually hippies anymore, as many people claim. They are hippies without a cause. Cynics like to call them “rips” because they are simply ripping off the hippie lifestyle, lacking an original generational style and culture to live by. There are many terms closely related to them. One of these terms is “junkers”, which refers to modern day hippies who smoke and do a lot of drugs. In a way, they give off the idea that they’re just using hippie culture as an excuse to indulge in drugs. Accused of wearing modern, designer versions of various hippie clothes, such as ties, waistcoats and sandals, they were also often referred to as the hippies who had lost their political activism.
These four types of modern hippies may be completely different. But one thing remains the same: the style of clothing. Every breed of hippie still wears sandals and ties. Now that’s a fashion culture that doesn’t just die.
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