03-21-2020, 09:22 AM
(03-21-2020, 04:54 AM)Ldr Wrote: Let me be clear here: I do believe that the generational traits and the turnings are real. But I do not believe that the social dynamics model can explain them. Generations do not "realize" things and then change behavior just because something has happened. Generations do not raise other generations in a way that they "see" the world in some predetermined fashion. Generations do not form traits because the world is in one way or another. It is impossible for a 80 year cycle with 20 year generations to hold a coherent form through five centuries if it was relying on social dynamics.
You seem determined to misunderstand the dynamics of the S&H theory. Generations are simply aggregations of individuals who shared some common history. For example, if you had been alive when JFK was assassinated, you would have shared that profound imprint with everyone else alive at the time. If you were young, the impact would have different than it would for someone older -- and vice versa. That's the generational impact. It's not an overlay on everyone; just an overlay on life experience. That each generation will have a bent in a certain direction is what S&H meant by "history creating generations and generations creating history". There is no unanimity. The impact is on the aggregate. There will always be variation within every generation, but each generation will still have a "flavor" based on the most dominant characteristic implanted.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.