I have the seed of an idea for a thesis paper on how new atheists are the hippies of the millennial generation. But I’m too busy being poor to do any research, so…
Unironically yes. I think one could show a consistent chauvinist libertine pattern with American counter-culture movements like that, where despite being in conflict with the mainstream their opposition is way more in the vein of “I want more, I want to be personally liberated to do as I wish unto others” than genuine opposition to the horrifying cruelty and depravity of the American mainstream.
I’ve been talking about this concept for years now, but have yet to sit down and write a formal history of the subject with referencible examples.
I have the seed of an idea for a thesis paper on how new atheists are the hippies of the millennial generation. But I’m too busy being poor to do any research, so…
Unironically yes. I think one could show a consistent chauvinist libertine pattern with American counter-culture movements like that, where despite being in conflict with the mainstream their opposition is way more in the vein of “I want more, I want to be personally liberated to do as I wish unto others” than genuine opposition to the horrifying cruelty and depravity of the American mainstream.
I’ve been talking about this concept for years now, but have yet to sit down and write a formal history of the subject with referencible examples.
cursed take lmao. like it’s spot on, but jesus christ