We will survive. In the 60s being a hippie meant being a kid, a draft resister, a drug user, having sex often and not necessarily getting married, but today being a hippie means being middle-aged, and more often than not, a voter, a software user, and quite possibly a software developer. Hippies go to Esther's, W3C and IETF meetings, hippies even go to Davos. Hippies talk to Joel Klein, and hippies run some of the largest companies. Many of the big venture capitalists are closet Deadheads, and some, like Roger McNamee, aren't even in the closet.
Every silver lining has a touch of gray.
Oh well a touch of grey kind of suits you anyway. To me, being a hippie means having a mind and a heart, and remembering to dance when you get the chance. Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. If you're a citizen of the US, your country needs your help, whether or not you're a hippie. The US Patent and Trademark Office is out of control.