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Todd Coolman's avatar

The Beatniks and Hippies formed close personal bonds in person, thus forming communities with definable identities. Are today's youthful populations too self-absorbed and consumed by Social Media and cell phones to create such a movement in real time?

Justin E. Schutz's avatar

your last paragraph describes what became my mantra leaving michigan in 1970 at 17 and beginning a life of experiences and adventures, not all good but no regrets, other than what anyone who is lucky enough to live long enough has. really loved the article, mahalo