Is counterculture mainstream now?
I take it you’re talking about the 1960s and the “tune in, turn on and drop out” culture. I think many of the counterculture’s goals have been achieved or are part of a mainstream struggle to be achieved, such as civil rights, gender parity sexual liberation, and elimination of the draft. Other goals have simply become integrated into our society, such as individual means of self-expression, as evidenced by the widespread acceptance of tattoos, body piercings, long hair for men and bustiers as articles of external clothing. Mysticism, meditation, yoga, acupuncture and other alternative spiritualities and alternative healing methods are definitely mainstream now whereas in the 1960s many people had never heard of these things. However, the “counterculture” was really the culture of the Baby Boomers and has remained so. So when a majority of the population embraces a particular culture, it is no longer a “counterculture.” I think that the generation of the “counterculture” has rejected s
