I am taking a break from not doing important homework because I may actually have a rant worth reading about: hippies. I hypothesize that hippies are not quite the unwashed, impoverished, politically loud-mouthed individuals I once thought they were. Impoverished is the key term here, all the rest is more or less accurate. Hippies disguise themselves as poor, earth-centric, non-conformists who snub capitalism and free market economies. But perhaps this is no longer the case.
For example, granola is the stereotypical food associated with hippies , closely followed by organic foods. By the way, I once met a girl who would only eat "organic oreos". WTF? It's still processed sugar, lady. Organic foods, as well as granola, are not cheap. Neither are Chacos, tea, hand crocheted articles (that they likely didn't make themselves because heaven forbid they take time out of their busy life of doing nothing to crochet a bag. Although if they did make it, then it would look like crap which they would prize as "artsy" or "creative") and other trendy clothing items hippies buy to look poor.
I suspect that hippies are actually grown-up versions of spoiled rich kids, who feel under appreciated in some way but are still tied to a source of wealth. This may also explain their smug attitudes towards anything non-hippie. It is in their elitist nature to look down on things, people, ideas they perceive beneath them and so, while trying the play the part of a conscientious citizen of the world, they deplore coal, economics, red meat, etc.
So there you have my discombobulated rant about hippies.
