Some folk be getting all bent outta shape with talk of cyclical patterns and eras based on generations. It feels too woo-woo, too much like astrology, too much like someone tellin' 'em what…
I find this phenomenon so unnecessary and illogical.
I've been watching the TV series #Succession. In the opening sequence for each show, images of the four Roy children are shown as looking to be,…
Reposting this here for my own memory as well. Something I just wrote in response to someone's comment (on a FB group for Gen X) about the 1961-1964 cohort (the early-wave Xers, not…
When we speak of the wholesale societal neglect GenX children experienced, it's important to understand it was ... well, wholesale ... full, complete, society-wide and institutional.
From a WaPo article about children now riding…
I'm not nearly hip enough to even recognize a fraction of these music types, but take a look at what Kanwar Ranvir Singh of the UK created about GenX and their music contributions.…
Modern societies have an underlying trend that goes in about 20-year cycles regarding gender distinctions in young adulthood, particularly noted in dress. Hints of the coming shift are seen as a new generation…
I find history so much more interesting when generational archetypes are overlayed on top. I was just reading an article about Caleb Carr's death. (I loved "The Alienist" and "Killing Time.")
The article mentioned,…
Yesterday, while out erranding or whatever, I passed a Starbucks and had a flash vision of future possibilities; it's this:
I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if in the next 5-8 years select…
GenXers'-- the most under-protected (to the point of neglect) generation of the four generational archetypes-- bore the full weight and burden of the teen sexploitation film/ad/industry trend.
Says this current article --
"The actress (Brooke…
Curious about generations? Like legit? Neil Howe, demography, economist, historian, is the go-to for understanding, in depth, generations. Here is a sampling of some helpful resources.
Neil Howe On The Fourth Turning:…
Each generational archetype has its societal elites.
Values-focused Boomers provide the nation's CULTURAL elites.
Survival-focused Xers comprise the nation's primary BUSINESS elites.
Team-focused Millennials will, as they move into midlife and elderhood, become the POWER elites.
And…
Life, I find, is just that much more interesting when you understand generational archetypes and where each of them is "located in time" now.
I recently watched the new Cinderella movie (2015) and noticed…