What are your thoughts of counter-cultural movements? (extremist, school, town)

[knowledgeiskey]

Do you think they're productive? I think sometimes counter-culturalism could sometimes become mainstream.

[whogo]

They are pretty damn stupid.

[Gtownoe]

Somebody mentioned "Counter Culture" this summer and I didn't know what it meant.

Any clarification?

[petch751]

Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey

Do you think they're productive? I think sometimes counter-culturalism could sometimes become mainstream.

Do you mean progressivism? If so, it counter to what is good. It is a group of extremist trying to push their thinking on everyone else.

[weltschmerz]

Originally Posted by Gtownoe

Somebody mentioned "Counter Culture" this summer and I didn't know what it meant.

Any clarification?

I would think it's self-explanatory. Anything that runs counter to the prevailing culture, from atheism to steampunk to Goth to survivalists to homeschooling to vegans.
What are my thoughts on it, as queried in the OP?
It's great, as otherwise we'd all be clones of each other.

[weltschmerz]

Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey

Do you think they're productive? I think sometimes counter-culturalism could sometimes become mainstream.

Of course! Look at tattoos. They used to be a counter-culture movement, but now everyone and his grandma have one.

[lowrimol]

If a counter culture becomes mainstream then it is no longer a counter culture. The matter of productivity would depend on the counter culture itself and the environment it exists in.