> Lots of people used LSD in the 60s and 70s and as far as I can tell they didn't
usher in a new age of love, peace, and tolerance
There's a documentary on UK late 90's rave culture that noted that perhaps 60-100,000 people in the USA indulged in LSD during the period you mention. By contrast, somewhere on the order of 10-20 MILLION people dropped MDMA/ecstasy during the heyday of UK rave culture.
The documentary went on to note that there are a lot of professional, retail and public spaces in the UK that have been built in the last 15 years that show particularly strong connections to the "chill out room" vibe that became significant during the ecstasy+rave period. Even real estate agent office (realtors in the US) design is claimed to show many elements of chill out aesthetics.
There's a documentary on UK late 90's rave culture that noted that perhaps 60-100,000 people in the USA indulged in LSD during the period you mention. By contrast, somewhere on the order of 10-20 MILLION people dropped MDMA/ecstasy during the heyday of UK rave culture.
The documentary went on to note that there are a lot of professional, retail and public spaces in the UK that have been built in the last 15 years that show particularly strong connections to the "chill out room" vibe that became significant during the ecstasy+rave period. Even real estate agent office (realtors in the US) design is claimed to show many elements of chill out aesthetics.