The old Mad Magazine used to run a feature “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions”. It was a riot, quite like the conclusion to ulimate reality in "A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy " as 42. Ask a dumb question; get a dumb answer. Here’s the ultimate born hippie response to such questions.
Q. Young man, what would you like to be when you grow up?
A. Alive.
Q. I mean what do you want to do when you grow up?
A. Keep on breathing.
Q. Don’t you want to earn a living?
A. You mean living has to be earned? I thought I did it regardless.
Add your own. When Bob Dillon was asked how many singers of his generation were protest singers, he said “136.”