See How 1960s Baby Boomers Defined Happiness
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- People who identified themselves as agreeing with hippies in the 1960s had a unique and countercultural perspective on happiness that was distinct from mainstream society. They rejected many of the traditional values and norms of the time and instead embraced a more unconventional and free-spirited approach to happiness. Here's how hippies defined happiness in the 1960s.
Hippies believed that true happiness came from personal freedom and the rejection of societal norms and expectations. They advocated for individuality and non-conformity, encouraging people to be their authentic selves rather than adhering to conventional roles.
The slogan "peace, love, and happiness" was central to the hippie ethos. Hippies believed in the power of love and peaceful coexistence as a means to achieve happiness both on a personal and societal level. They often promoted messages of love, unity, and harmony.
Many hippies explored spirituality and altered states of consciousness through practices like meditation, yoga, and the use of psychedelic drugs like LSD. They believed that these experiences could lead to a deeper understanding of oneself and the universe, ultimately contributing to happiness.
Hippies often formed or joined communes where they lived together in a cooperative and communal manner. They believed that shared experiences, resources, and a sense of belonging to a close-knit community were essential for happiness.
Hippies were early advocates for environmentalism and sustainability. They found happiness in living in harmony with nature and preserving the environment for future generations.
Creativity and artistic expression were highly valued by hippies. Music, art, poetry, and other forms of creative outlets were seen as ways to achieve personal fulfillment and happiness.
Hippies rejected the consumerist culture of the 1960s and placed little importance on material possessions. They believed that the pursuit of material wealth often led to emptiness and unhappiness, advocating for a simpler and more minimalist lifestyle.
Many hippies were involved in social and political activism, particularly in issues related to civil rights, anti-war protests, and opposition to social injustice. They saw fighting for a more just and equitable world as a path to happiness.
Happiness in the 1960s, as defined by people and reflected in various statistics and cultural norms of the time, was influenced by the social and cultural context of that era. It's important to note that perceptions of happiness can vary greatly depending on individual experiences, societal changes, and historical events. However, here is a general overview of how happiness was understood in the 1960s.
The 1960s was a period of economic growth in many Western countries, particularly in the United States. The post-war economic boom led to a strong emphasis on material prosperity as a key component of happiness. People believed that owning a home, having a stable job, and enjoying a comfortable lifestyle were central to achieving happiness.
Family values were highly regarded during this time. The nuclear family was seen as a source of support, and many people believed that a happy family life was essential for overall well-being. Close-knit communities and social networks were also considered important for happiness.
The 1960s was marked by significant social and political changes, including the civil rights movement, the feminist movement, and the push for greater social equality. Happiness was often associated with the idea of progress toward a more just and equitable society, where individuals had equal opportunities and rights regardless of their race, gender, or background.
The 1960s also saw the rise of the counterculture movement, which challenged traditional values and norms. Many people sought happiness through personal freedom, self-expression, and the rejection of conformity. Concepts like "peace, love, and happiness" became emblematic of this era, reflecting a desire for a more open and liberated society.
The 1960s marked a shift in attitudes towards leisure and recreation. Many individuals pursued happiness through experiences such as music, art, and recreational drug use. The music of the era, particularly rock 'n' roll and psychedelic music, played a significant role in shaping perceptions of happiness and freedom.
Gender roles were evolving in the 1960s, with more women seeking opportunities outside the traditional roles of homemakers and mothers. This shift contributed to changing ideas about happiness, with women seeking fulfillment in education, careers, and personal independence.
Some individuals in the 1960s embraced the idea of self-actualization, which involved pursuing personal growth, creativity, and self-discovery as a path to happiness. This concept was influenced by humanistic psychology and the works of thinkers like Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.
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More great boomer talk from the 1960s - th-cam.com/video/_rTuPEdlhQs/w-d-xo.html
That woman at the end made a lot of sense. I'd like to hear her today if she's still alive.
Amazing how the times have changed yet many things are still the same.
“BEYOND 30yrs FEELS LIKE A DOWNHILL SLIDE???” - as someone getting close to that age, the perspective is just mind blowing
I feel like most people I know, have that type of perspective tbh.
40 year Olds have pretty much given up and accepted "their fate". It is the most bizarre thing to observe.
LOL You’ll know when you get here, no we don’t… Signed a 42yr old.
I'm 36 and I'm fine
Remember, typical lifespans were far less than they are today, with mid to late 60s the average, so less than 35 years old u were on the downhill slide in terms of life expectancy 😮
I'll be 63 soon, I'm starting a new job in robotics in a month, still benching 240 at the gym and racing my car on track days, I'm definitely on the downwards spiral 😂😂😂😂
Happiness is not the destination, it’s the treasure we find on our way to our purpose, but it is distinct and separate from our purpose.
There is a song by Zack Hemsey called “Road to Riches” and it explores this very idea
Yeah, like our purpose is something we believe in so much we're willing to suffer to see it come true (but I'm not talking about toxic hustle culture here.) Happiness is satisfaction about believing and working towards that purpose.
None of them seemed to be worried about where their next meal is coming from. I wonder if they have reverse mortgages.
I know my thoughts on what happiness is has change since the 1960's as a child now happiness is a state of mind. 😊
Peace, Love, & Happiness ✌😎
Yep!❤✌👍
Have a great career, sow some wild oats, raise your kids, be a good citizen and have a nice comfy home! That’s a good life!
Many people experience a measure of happiness when they reach a certain goal or obtain a desired item. But how long does that surge of happiness last? Often, it is only temporary, which can be disappointing. Further, an ongoing state of well-being, happiness has been described, not as a destination or goal, but as a journey. To say, "I’ll be happy when . . . is, in effect, postponing happiness."
You've got a good thought process going, keep it up!
That one young lady was a material girl long before Madonna! 😂 I think it's cute to see this. We all think we've got it figured out when we're 18, 19, 20, but we find out soon enough that we don't. Hehe. Thanks, David!☺️
"Idealistic" "materialistic" the words of innovation thinking or something like that on those days
This was before my time, thanks for sharing this David Hoffman film maker 📸✌️and 💚
Always love these glimpses into our provacotive history!
Thanks, always, 😊David!
That explains a lot. We are doomed.
You thinking you are doomed, would be what "dooms" you. You are the same. 😂😂😂
How fun, I just saw this video a second time and I was remembering to let the ads play, and there was an ad for the jazzmaster guitar, how it was made to win over jazz players but wound up in the hands of the SoCal scene, the Ventures. You know, sometimes the algorithm is kinda fun in a strange way! 😂❤
Just awesome stuff, David. I can't believe how fun it would be to visit with you tonight! Both the video and the description are like roadmaps to amazing conversations! ❤
All those cute kids are my folks age now. Mid 80s. I wish I had film of my folks with sound.
They may look goofily innocent, but the sentiments are still pretty much the same now. I'm a teacher, and the students tend to say the same things, just with slightly different words. The ones who seem headed for struggles are the girls who 1) take selfies all the time and 2) somehow think that owning a smart phone gives them vast superior wisdom over everyone. Or the boys who wNt to be basketball or soccer stars, but can find no discipline to get schoolwork done. The students who do their work, respect their families and have goals, and plans to achieve them (and there are many) also say the same things. So, hope for the future is still there.❤
When he said “You big on the radio” I absolutely fell out laughing.
I have watched this over and over and over all these years.
I don’t know why she attempted to start mess with him!!!!
Then have her husband pull a gun on him.
Ummm... What video did you watch?
@@wmskiThe entire video! It’s still on TH-cam.
@@wmski My bad! I watched two videos back to back and my reply to the first one was accidentally posted to this one. 😉
I kinda thought it was something like that. I got a text from a friend yesterday about the uneven tire tread, and I go 'huh?' Same deal.@@michellemoore4585
Lot different than my experience during the 60s. I grew up in Venice, CA, with the beats, and then we evolved into hippies. It was drugs, sex & rock and roll. We could barely keep our eyes open.
Damn sounds awesome
The beats were in my mind today, quite loudly!
@micahscott-fb6ti 😅🤣 'beats' was nickname of Beatniks. We got beat down on sleeping pills, smack, and cheap booze. Attrition was high.
@@cleokey For sure! That period of 40s and thy 50s was a bit unusual, so far as I can tell. Sometimes I think the beats deserve a bit more credit. Ginsburg's Howl was quite profound when I finally read it, I'm glad I did, it was worth it👍
@@cleokey Out of curiosity, what were you listening to in those days, with the beats? I have to guess this is before rock and roll. I think of beats as 40s and 50s anyhow. I think of Van Ronk as a beat! Folk hit big around 1960 I say, though of course it was always stewing, with Guthrie and Seeger etc. Anyhow who were you listening to with the beats?
Even in the 80s 30 was leading downhill. I was married at 20 as were most of my friends and schoolmates. Most people had 1 boyfriend/girlfriend through highschool and married that person. No permiscuousness like today jumping from date to date. Our goal was to only date to marry. My exhusband & I owned our house,paid off, by the time i was 27. Worked overtime,still cooked & cleaned, got life insurance as soon as we married, put $$ away etc. Nowadays 30 year olds live with parents,play video games, ride skateboards, no careers, no marriages no future.
shut up, you are so full of yourself
One of my favorite songs from the great depression comes from
"Porgy and Bess" 1934 "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' " as you know there
have been many of covers version of the song "the 1960's group
"We Five" version is one of my favorites. it's one way of looking
at what happiness is. 😊
"I got plenty o' nothin'"
George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward,
Nothin’s plenty for me, whoa
Well, I got no car and I got no job
Surely got no misery
Folks with plenty o' plenty
Got a lock on the door, whoa
Well, afraid somebody is going come up and rob them now
Out a-making more
Making more
Hey, they can steal the rug from my floor
That’s okay with me
Cause the things that I prize
Like the stars in the skies
Are all free, yeah!
Hey, woo!
Folks with plenty o' plenty
Gotta pray all day, yah, hey
Those who seem with plenty
Gotta worry how the devil away
Away
Can steal the rug from my floor
That’s okay with me
Cause the things that I prize
Like the stars in the skies
Are all free
I got plenty o' nothing (all are free)
And nothing’s plenty for me
I got plenty o' nothing, woo! (all are free)
Nothing’s plenty for me (all are free)
I got plenty o' nothing (all are free)
Nothing’s plenty for me
Drew, would you consider hearing a song of mine? I honestly wonder what youd think of it. It's on my channel, it's called "Barbara Lee". If you don't, that's ok, I'm only asking because I like your sensibilities.
That's a great one.❤😊
I don't recall hearing the song before. I definitely do like the We Five version. I wonder how the song started out, almost sounds like tin pan alley to me, what a different world that was!
@@MicahScottPnD Hey Micah I just listen to your original composition "Christmas Cheer" cheerful lyrics nice strumming there!
@@drewpall2598 Thanks very much Drew!☺ I'm flattered, I hadn't had anyone notice the strumming
It’s amazing seeing the idealism of youth reflected in so many different generations before it so often gives away to the cynicism of “adulthood”.
Sad to say I think they failed. According to Gallup American happiness peaked in the early 1960's and has been declining ever since and the happiest people in America consistently are the Amish. I think most people are happier living with traditional values and norms.
I'd be happier without all the wars.
✌️ ❤ happiness 😊
To think they're in their 70s now, scary LOL
That sounded very familiar ✌️😎👍
My parents' generation. To me these kids sound depressingly impractical. This notion of "chasing your dreams" came from a kind of generational success bias. Of _course_ they all thought the world was their oyster - they were born into a booming post-war economy. But look at the numbers, _really look_ at the number of "dream jobs" vs. the number of crappy or merely available ones. Then look at the number of people who need employment. Guys, not everyone is going to get to be a successful artist of some kind, or astronaut, or star athlete, or famous actor. Somebody's gotta hang the drywall, wash the dishes, mount the tires, ring up customers, etc., etc. Nothing wrong with those jobs, and _that's my point._ They were set up for disappointment, and they set _us_ up for disappointment, too. Instead, we need to focus on being happy with what is, rather than what might be. Some people _do_ get to go to the moon, and, yeah, you should go for it if that's what you want. But - as _their_ parents used to say - you can't have everything you want. You just can't. My mom and dad had their heads in the clouds and lived in denial 'till the bitter end. But grandpa told it like it was. He told me the truth. And God bless his soul for it.
This looks like the 90s with a black and white filter
😂 Me thinks the 90s looks like this with a color filter!❤ I love your thinking
0:47 She is living in a material world and she's a material girl.
This lady is before her time.
I said pretty much the same thing.😂
Women haven’t changed.
It is so interesting cultural history
Life is jus disturbingly beautiful don t you think 😆
People in high school in the early to mid sixties aren’t Baby Boomers, they’re the Silent Generation
No. Learn math: Baby boom started in 1945, in the giddy postwar days. The babies started turning 15 in 1960.
0:20 lol I'm 31 ....😂
GOOFY is a good word me thinks
I'd like to know which of these dreamers were drafted into the Vietnam war.
They sound just as clueless as their Grand children 😂
Ok boomer
Krishnamurti said ideals are of no significance because they are the opposite of 'what is', yet Montaigne said they were like stars for mariners--we will never reach them but they gives us something to steer by. Is it any consolation to you that many of these people are dead and those that aren't are withered old farts?