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<blockquote data-quote="MartyMcFly" data-source="post: 1575828" data-attributes="member: 22678">However, think about movies like 'Blackboard Jungle' and the rise of controversial music (like Elvis) as the beatnik culture in the 1950's. Also, a baby boomer born in 1955 would only be 12-15 when the hippies were a major force among the American youth (especially university students). The early boomers that lived away from cities would have had a pretty clean childhood (and likely from a stable family) up to high school graduation which is a huge advantage. However, many high school graduates in 1964-1965 (likely the major years when American decided to start a major transformation from clean to degenerate) would still not be fully mature enough to avoid the temptations of the counterculture movement. Many people don't really mature until their early 20's (and that is if they had a decent upbringing). &quot;Beatniks—sought out experiences that were more intensely &quot;real.&quot; Sometimes &quot;real&quot; experiences meant physical pleasures such as sex and drugs or more spiritual pursuits such as Eastern religions, particularly Buddhism.&quot;[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/culture-magazines/beatniks-and-beat-movement[/URL]Even in 1966, drug use was already a huge problem (and most of these users were the silent generation):[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.pophistorydig.com/topics/tag/1960s-drug-culture/[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MartyMcFly, post: 1575828, member: 22678"] However, think about movies like 'Blackboard Jungle' and the rise of controversial music (like Elvis) as the beatnik culture in the 1950's. Also, a baby boomer born in 1955 would only be 12-15 when the hippies were a major force among the American youth (especially university students). The early boomers that lived away from cities would have had a pretty clean childhood (and likely from a stable family) up to high school graduation which is a huge advantage. However, many high school graduates in 1964-1965 (likely the major years when American decided to start a major transformation from clean to degenerate) would still not be fully mature enough to avoid the temptations of the counterculture movement. Many people don't really mature until their early 20's (and that is if they had a decent upbringing). "Beatniks—sought out experiences that were more intensely "real." Sometimes "real" experiences meant physical pleasures such as sex and drugs or more spiritual pursuits such as Eastern religions, particularly Buddhism." [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/culture-magazines/beatniks-and-beat-movement[/URL] Even in 1966, drug use was already a huge problem (and most of these users were the silent generation): [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.pophistorydig.com/topics/tag/1960s-drug-culture/[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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