Start of the new cycle

[David Horn]

(10-08-2018, 09:19 AM)sbarrera Wrote: One thing that could cause the 4T to drag is the stubborn persistence of the Silent generation in leadership roles, both in government and business. I still voted for 2025-29, though, with the thought that it would be late in that time frame. That still gives three exciting Presidential elections. Maybe 2028 will be the 1T election. I think there is a chance it could be 2032 that is the 1T election, but the odds are not in favor of that.

I agree.  The persistence of the "fading" generation in positions of power warps the S&H pattern substantially.  The moderating influence of Artists is probably less toxic than the hubris older Boomers will provide in the next 1T, but it's still acting to suppress the emerging pattern that needs to run its course.  In fact, it may act to mute the process sufficiently that the regeneracy never really congeals, and the challenges never get fully addressed.  


With lifetimes growing every generation, this may eventually kill the cycle entirely.  Of course, we'll never live to see it-- which brings us to timing.  I can't see the current 4T running-on for an extended period while we collectively try to resolve our crises.  At some point, the emotional level has to drop, individuality has to recede and something akin to a 1T has to start.  We're human, and maintaining that level of intensity is impossible.