The Hippies were experimenting with socialism within a capitalist society. That is what contributed to the end of the Era of the Hippies. They had lofty goals, but reality was that America had become a leader in the nation because of it’s capitalistic basis. The kids were broke. They ran out of food. Many became ill or permanently injured by bad drugs. The baby boom was taking shape and it was time to grow up. The commercialization of the movement also contributed to it’s end. People began to join the Hippie Nation simply because it was cool. They could do drugs instead of work. Unfortunately, the message began to get lost. As the political and economic realities began to set in, the groups disbanded.
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| Growing up in the Hippie Nation impacted the entire lives of the Hippies. |
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