03-11-2019, 01:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-11-2019, 02:27 PM by Eric the Green.)
(03-10-2019, 08:50 AM)Bill the Piper Wrote:Quote:1st High Post-war 1945 - 1960
2nd Awakening Charismatic/Counterculture 1960 - 1973
I don't think counterculture started in 1960. Also it stayed relevant until mid-80s at least. Rajneesh was popular during Reagan's presidency. I consider 1986 (Chernobyl) as end of the awakening. Definitely it made people more cynical.
Right, the counterculture started in 1965-66, but precursors and awakening trends were afoot in the late 1T (and of course in 1964); just not dominant or widely-known yet.
Quote:Jessquo Wrote:3rd Diffusion Neoliberal 1973 - 1984
4th Mission Globalisation/Deregulation 1984 - 2001
5th Unravelling Era of Terror & Inequity 2001 - 2016
If we adopt Pew's definition of generation Y as 1980-1994 and Z as 1995-2012, it would fit here perfectly. New generations start about 4 years before new turnings.
I also wondered if Pew's gen Z represents a fifth archetype unknown to S and H, since it is quite popular among today's youth. And it's the Z who are true civic millennials, if your method is correct.
The late Millennials (circa 1995-2003) are very typical millennials; no adjustments needed. And they call themselves millennials. I like the idea of using one letter per generation; that's mainstream. People here used Gen Y to mean the Xer/Millennial cusp for a while, but no-one else did. Everywhere else, Gen Y = millennials. Gen Z is the new adaptive generation, circa 2004-2024.
Quote:Quote:Cynics Missionary 1873 - 1886
Missionary generation and cynicism? Seriously?
Seriously? Indeed; missionaries are not cynics by definition. And Missionaries weren't. Idealists are not cynics, and cynics are not idealists.
