So what if beatniks were the idealized counterculture movement? How could it plausibly be that the beatniks of the fifties rose in numbers comparable to the height of the summer of love? What would be the effects of this movement?
There had been other lesser known 50es subcultures like "Teddy Boys" etc. They all seem to have had an influence on Hippie culture, which itself seem to be further inspired by far east spiritual teachings.