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The hippie is the scion of surplus value. the dropout can only claim sanctity in a society which offers something to be dropped out of--career, ambition, conspicuous consumption. the effects of hippie sanctimony can only be felt in the context of others who plunder his lifestyle for what they find good or profitable, a process known as rip-off by the hippie, who will not see how savagely he has pillaged intricate and demanding civilizations for his own parodic lifestyle.
-Germaine Greer
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The Hippie Is The Scion Of Surplus

Germaine Greer
The hippie is the scion of surplus value. the dropout can only claim sanctity in a society which offers something to be dropped out of--career, ambition, conspicuous consumption. the effects of hippie sanctimony can only be felt in the context of others who plunder his lifestyle for what they find good or profitable, a process known as rip-off by the hippie, who will not see how savagely he has pillaged intricate and demanding civilizations for his own parodic lifestyle.
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