If you know a smidge about the Civil War and a smidge about generational archetypes, you can see the generational archetypes (found in Strauss and Howe's work) and their interplay in the Civil War-era opioid-addiction situation and dynamics that emerged post-war. You can see, so clearly, that the GenX-like CW soldiers were seen as throw-aways…

Among the many fascinating things about generational archetypes is how the pieces add up and work together. Nomads, today's Xers, who experience the nadir of a nation's childhood protections in an era run amok with self-indulgent adults, learn as children to survive. They have to as no one else is watching out for them. They learn…

Each generation, of which there are four, is best understood as an archetype. Those born between 2006 and (predicted and likely) 2028, and also, somewhat recently, those born from 1925 to 1942, are the Artist archetype. As a big overarching statement, the archetypes and their lifelong legacies go like this -- * Boomers are the Prophets -…

The Silent generation (b 1925-1942 in the US) is dying out. They are the ARTIST archetype, the generational archetype which produces the greatest singers and songwriters, poets and playwrights, comedians and choreographers and more, more, more of its time and age. The Artist archetype also produces the greatest civil rights leaders, due process-oriented folks and administrators…