If it's any consolation (I had a 'what exactly constitutes a counterculture in 21st century Canada' moment a while back, and eventually, unhappily, landed on the same conclusion), it means that a lot of the progressive values that used to be considered countercultural are now mainstream. Generally a good thing, I think.

Granted, many of those have been coopted and watered down to the point that they don't constitute a legitimate threat to established power - or at least, that impression exists - so that's not great.

That said, a counterculture is never a monolith. Just a personal project while the world burns, but I kinda want to revisit that rabbit hole a bit now that I'm writing this.