It’s a fascinating history and California ended up with more than its share after 1900. Jack Parsons of Caltech, NASA fame was in the middle of it all.
As I stated, these things come & go and have done for 100s of years. He just picked one small group to dwell on.
Millions of GenZers, who are rabid Trumpers, are NOT into drugs, fad diets, the occult and such, nor are they adherents of/believers in Bobby Jr.'s crazy ideas.
The author of this drivel is a Californian. He's all rah rah this stuff. That doesn't mean that he's correct; it's his opinion, which doesn't prove anything nor impress me.