Well, you know the old saw; "If you remember the 60's, you weren't there."
I think a lot of the folks commenting either were genuinely never turned on by Joni's work, or they really did live through the 60's, and have totally forgotten what a force she was in the music of the era.
She was an awesome songwriter, and musical talent. She was also very understated in her political beliefs at the time, preferring to put her thoughts into her lyrics.
She never came across as an angry radical leftist, like some musicians of the day.
I’m not a Joni fan at all - although I grant that the album “absolute court and spark” (???) was very influential and quite original (not negating my previous post).
Bit of trivia - Jimmy Page was/is a huge Joni fan - and apparently was quite influenced by her. Seems amazing to me but it’s the truth.