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Seriously, what happened to the hippie demographic we hear of in the late 1960's?

It seems like there was a large social movement in the 1960's of liberalism and counter culture.

I feel that the baby-boomer generation as a whole ended up being out of touch with the politics of their country and having centrist-conservative leanings. This suggests that the counter-culture and liberal values from the hippie social movement did not really permeate too deeply within our collective society?

I think this is a complex topic, but can someone give me some insight on what happened to the "hippie" demographic and how widespread it was?
gpt
It simply wasn't as big, or as far-reaching, as was reported. It was different, and as such made good fodder for journalism navel-gazing, but in the final measure it was the dubstep of its time. 

Here's a tip: When your social movement becomes a fad, you're going to have a bad time.