03-27-2022, 12:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-27-2022, 12:56 PM by Eric the Green.)
(02-10-2022, 12:15 AM)JasonBlack Wrote: Imo, neither "nomad", nor "reactive" really characterize this generational archetype well. Instead, I would posit "Survivalist Generation" as a more fitting moniker for the following reasons
1) Compared to millennials and boomers, I would say that Gen X is actually a less reactive generation as a whole. Boomers are more prone to moralistic crusading, and millennials to collective protesting and cancelation, but either way, both exhibit a sense of outrage over many political matters that leave Gen X thinking "What were expecting? A Disney movie? Lmao! Welcome to the real world kiddo. Fasten your seatbelts..."
2) Neither "reactive" nor "nomad" really characterize a sense of tough mindedness.
3) Nomad Gens tend to be the black sheep (also a potential name for them tbh) in most of the generational constellations they live through. Survivalist doesn't just imply staying alive, it implies having the fight/push against something to do so.
4) The basic archetypal roles that Nomad Gens tend to play include capitalists (John D Rockafeller, Elon Musk), generals (George Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhower) crimelords/pirates (Lucky Luciano, Blackbeard, Viktor "Lord of War" Bout), and various protective parental figures. Every one of these has a strong "survivalist" slant.
5) Nomad Gens are the most cynical generations within the saeculum and the most likely to believe that they are responsible for their own survival rather than relying on a social system to do so.
PS: I'm a millennial and y'all are my favorite generation. I realize that nothing quite says Gen X like...not speaking up to defend Gen X, but I gotchu fam.
Yes, S&H described Gen X as "sharp-eyed survivalists"
Reactive is not a good name. Nomad has its rationale, but also drawbacks as a name for the archetype.
No-one is completely typical of their archetype. So if some people think they are more like Gen X or Gen Z/Silent than Boomer or Millennials, or vice versa, they might be.
But Anthony got it right the first time by calling his membership in the "Jones" Boomer period "Baby Buster". He is not Gen X, according to the dates, but as I said, people are individuals too, and they may identify more with those other than the one they are born into according to the clock and the cycles of society, as Anthony and Jason do.
Myself, I have no trouble linking myself with the Boomer and Prophet archetype. I was born right in the middle of it. I am a prophet, literally, and an idealist. I am a crusader and a moralist.
The astrology makes it clear too, as three of my personal points (Sun, Ascendent, and Mars-- ruler of and aspecting my Moon sign that is square/ruler of the Ascendant and elevated) align very closely with the outer 3 generational planets, while the Establishment/conventional society planets Jupiter and Saturn are much less aligned with personal points in my chart. Remember too that I picked these aspects and positions out as being in my chart even before looking up their actual positions. I verified this for myself.