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Important to keep in mind that the old hippie days from the 80s and 90s are long gone.

> Important to keep in mind that the old hippie days from the 80s and 90s are long gone.

Er, in what alternate history were there “hippie days” (except maybe as some kind of retrospective event) in the 1980s and 1990s?

Up until the mid 90s, the culture of and on the Internet was academic, and any commercial activity was fairly harshly frowned upon.

This slowly faded as more people and companies got connected, but until then it was definitely a thing.

>Important to keep in mind that the old hippie days from the 80s and 90s are long gone.

What does this mean?