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<blockquote data-quote="HereWeGoAgain" data-source="post: 79293" data-attributes="member: 3485"><p>Here is an interesting theory of history which proposes that the generation that fought WWII was the last example of a "civic" or "heroic" generation to reach maturity, born between 1901 and 1924. Supposedly the next "heroic" generation is the "Millenial generation" born approximately from 1981 to 2002. </p><p></p><p>The theory is that each generation tends to correct for the excesses of the previous generation in an 80-to-100-year repetitive cycle. If the theory pans out then the external crisis that this heroic generation (that is, the "Millenial generation", current five-to-twenty five year olds) must face will occur in about 2015 to 2025.</p><p></p><p>My generation, the boomers (1943-1960), are an "idealist" generation according to the theory, tending to be visionary, individualistic, and spiritual.</p><p></p><p>The generation after the boomers ("generation X") (1961-1980) is a "reactive" generation (again, according to the theory), tending to be "rebellious, pragmatic, and materialistic". The previous reactive generation was the "Lost generation" born 1883-1900.</p><p></p><p>The fourth type of generation (theoretically) is "artistic/adaptive", members of which are described as "conformist, sensitive, and cultured". The last such generation was the "Silent generation" born between 1925 and 1942. The next artistic generation is the children being born now.</p><p></p><p>It's a fascinating theory and does in many ways seem to be broadly accurate as a description of the past century or two, but I'm reserving judgment on whether it is predictive of the outlines of future trends or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HereWeGoAgain, post: 79293, member: 3485"] Here is an interesting theory of history which proposes that the generation that fought WWII was the last example of a "civic" or "heroic" generation to reach maturity, born between 1901 and 1924. Supposedly the next "heroic" generation is the "Millenial generation" born approximately from 1981 to 2002. The theory is that each generation tends to correct for the excesses of the previous generation in an 80-to-100-year repetitive cycle. If the theory pans out then the external crisis that this heroic generation (that is, the "Millenial generation", current five-to-twenty five year olds) must face will occur in about 2015 to 2025. My generation, the boomers (1943-1960), are an "idealist" generation according to the theory, tending to be visionary, individualistic, and spiritual. The generation after the boomers ("generation X") (1961-1980) is a "reactive" generation (again, according to the theory), tending to be "rebellious, pragmatic, and materialistic". The previous reactive generation was the "Lost generation" born 1883-1900. The fourth type of generation (theoretically) is "artistic/adaptive", members of which are described as "conformist, sensitive, and cultured". The last such generation was the "Silent generation" born between 1925 and 1942. The next artistic generation is the children being born now. It's a fascinating theory and does in many ways seem to be broadly accurate as a description of the past century or two, but I'm reserving judgment on whether it is predictive of the outlines of future trends or not. [/QUOTE]
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