[SpinnerWebb]

“Baby Boomers” are well into their 70’s.

The hippies of the 1960’s are now in their 50’s.

[pabianice]

“Baby Boomers” are well into their 70’s. The hippies of the 1960’s are now in their 50’s.

The oldest Boomers turn 66 this year. The youngest, 48. The 60s’ hippies are in their 60s.

[mplsconservative]

The hippies of the 1960’s are now in their 50’s.

I was born in the 1960's and now I am in my fifties. My generation came after the hippies.

Most of the aging hippies I encounter are 70 plus.

[from occupied ga]

“Baby Boomers” are well into their 70’s.

Not really. Do the arithmetic. Baby boom 1945 - 1950, 2012-1945= 67. 2012 - 1950 = 62. This would make them in their 60s NOT their 70s

[oh8eleven]

The hippies of the 1960’s are now in their 50’s.
Some may be, but the leading edge of boomers are into their 60s ... believe me, I know.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

“Hippies of late 60’s are now in their 50’s”. I think your math may be a little off. Assuming that in 1968 and 1969 the “hippies” were between 18 and 25 that would put them somewhere between mid or late 60’s in 2012. By the way, a lot of them other than the ones dead of Drug OD’s are tenured professors at our colleges and teaching your kids.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

huh? boomers go from 1946 to 1964 - that makes the youngest of them getting ready to turn 50!

Regardless, this is a reflection of our extremely idiotic ‘me first’ culture - it’s sad.

[dmz]

I am a baby boomer, I’m 54. The baby boomer generation extends until those born in 1964 I believe.

Also, the article notes that this trend started in 1990, when those baby boomers now in their 70s were in their 50s.

The hippies of the 1960s are baby boomers.