Are Ravers the new millenium's Hippies?

[Rhianna]

^I hope you're right because that means rave should die any day now. And then everyone will have a rave sucks t-shirt.

[C_squared]

Originally Posted by Rhianna

^I hope you're right because that means rave should die any day now. And then everyone will have a raves sucks t-shirt.

lol... *crosses fingers*

[Rytalin]

Well there's definetly a crossover between ravers and hippies.... just look at the psytrance scene.
But yeah, for the most part, 15 year old plaza ravers do not equal hippies.

Maybe if they did more acid and less speedy pills...:P

[Sykonee]

Having gone to many hippie raves in Smithers, I can say that, yes, there are some aspects of these two counter-cultures that are similar; mainly the dancing-all-night-under-the-stars-while-under-the-influence-of-halucinogens-and-engaging-in-pseudo-philisophical-debates aspect.

However, whatever counter-cultural movement raves may have had in the late 80's/early 90's was lost as it grew in popularity and became a commercialized enterprise sponsered by the superclubs. For the most part you'll only find that atmosphere in the very most underground parties or small towns that don't have enough of a following to grow into a commercial enterprise.

EDIT: sthtupid gammor

[Rhianna]

^Do you think that hippies had their own azn circles of death? Or is that just a plaza/riverside thing?

[Sykonee]

^
Heh... Considering I've never seen that, and that I've never gone to a Plaza/side party, I'd have to assume it's just a local phenomenum.

[Rhianna]

^Oh man, you are missing out! What about humping the speakers? Have you seen that one. It's another classic.

[Sykonee]

^
Speaker fuckers are everywhere you go.

Hell... I've been guilty of that on an amphetamine-induced occasion... :soak:

[Rhianna]

^Ok, we'll here's what well do, we'll act like you never said that I wont think less of you ok.

[dapimpstress]

hahahaha.... and i think its not just in small towns man... in the nw states there is MAD hippies... every1 and their brother is a hippie... they're all ""buy organic!" ur just like yeah man, but not cause its better enviro style.. just cause it fukin tastes better!.... cause dude i live in seattle and there is getting to be a pretty fucking big psytrance movement... whats up with those kidz n e way? they're cool, but man some of them r nuts! and its like dude! i dont wanna see that much of ur body!! cover the fuck up! haha... yeah

[Rhianna]

^Oh well if buying organic makes you a hippie then Van has a lot of them.

[dapimpstress]

no it doesnt make u a hippie, because i do and i am not one.. im just giving an example.. there are hella hippies down here and theres a little hippie in every1 no matter how hard u try to avoid it. its just this area.. full od abuncha liberals and tree huggers...

"like DUDE we need to cut a coupla those trees down, so there's enough room for our party!" -un-named sea-town raver

bwahaha... yeah that was funny, that about sums up the diff between hippies and ravers right there...

[Rhianna]

^Ever been to Hornby Island?

[dapimpstress]

nah wheres that at?

[Rhianna]

It's a small gulf island off the coast of B.C. It's where a lot of American draft dodgers went during Vietnam. Holy hippie land.

[dapimpstress]

Wow... sounds MAD wild... i bet they have like a giant hippie commune there... must be pretty sweet tho.. :)

[Séguin]

My $0.02:

Hippy: Person who does not pull their weight to help sustain the flow of, or help advance society. Will leach off of thoes who earn their keep and work for a living. Will also complain about the government more then the average person, and has a bunch of poorly backed up theories about sociology.

[craz_e_blossom]

No, Hippies can eat it

that is all...

[Discord]

no




they are newage disco kids

[dapimpstress]

i dont know man... the disco era can eat it.... i cant dig on the disco style or beats... it just sucks...

[Crazy Dave]

Originally Posted by Rhianna

No way. Not even close. 14, 16, and 17 yearolds running around on E does not equal hippie.

Good Lord,,, because you once went to some main streamrave "back in the day" does not mean you've even really had a good look at the scene. I've been to parties that I'm 2-3 years younger then most of the people there.

[dapimpstress]

tru dat.. & how old ru dave?

[Crazy Dave]

I'm almost 3years old.

[dapimpstress]

mm... well almost hhuh? happy early birthday.. haha

[Crazy Dave]

Yea ravers are like hippies,,, the kids from the past 2-4 years are not ravers. They are consumers of product, haggings on, Johnny-come lates. Heck when I started to party there was no 16 year olds, there was not many 17year olds ether.

When I started there was people from all walks of life, getting a long, accepting each other for who they where. Non of this high school judgment type shit. People knew the order of respect. Now I have kids trying to tell me I'm the one that has no place Heck NO! that totally voids the point of the raves in the first place, so really they are the ones that don't belong.

There is still parts of the scene true to the old school values of the rave. People actually "RAVE" they rave like there's no fucking tomorrow. They rave like there's no fucking now. They rave like there was no yesterday even. They actually rave. Not mill about in some concert of no talent non-artist, holding on to the type bull shit that's killing the world around us.

Just as the early hippies are the ones that set the movement, the ones that fallowed where the hanger ons that where useless druggies. And to some degree this is the way the rave scene worked out. So any one that states that ravers only cause was about legalizing parties, those people MISSED THE FUCKING BOAT. They did not take in the real social aspect of parties. acceptance of one and an other.

Yes this post might seam hypocritical, but I find it hard to accept, nonacceptances. I judge the actions of the whole, not the individual people.