The "Crisis" Generation

After watching Vsauce's video on Juvenoia, I learned about the Strauss-Howe Generational Theory. It is surprisingly accurate, and according to it, of the 4 generational cycles, we are in the "Crisis" generation, aka the 4th turning.

It is defined as "an era of destruction, often involving war or revolution, in which institutional life is destroyed and rebuilt in response to a perceived threat to the nation's survival".

Seems pretty relevant, considering Trump's oresidency, COVID, the increased public interest in democratic socialism, contempt for the socioeconomic "1%", the #MeToo movement. I'm sure that the theory can be criticised, however, it seems to be more meaningful than not.

Read about it and draw your own conclusions.

Posted Mar 12, 2020, 6:21 AM UTC · edited

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