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What does it mean?
Reflects on past naivety regarding the spread of counterculture values globally.
In plain terms
She realized her hope that the world would adopt these values was too idealistic.
What can you take from it?
Idealism often meets reality.

Where it applies

  • activism
  • cultural critique

Putting it to work

  • temper idealism with reality

Questions to consider

  • Is change possible globally?
  • When is naivety useful?

Another view

Global spread of values may not be possible or desirable.

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