01-16-2021, 09:11 AM
The archetype names suck. They can't be used with a straight face. "Hero" alone means the archetypes would never be accepted by all four generations. We need names that aren't insulting or overly flattering to any of the generations, and have some intrinsic relationship to the qualities of the generation.
My proposals:
Hero-> Civic Generation
Artist->Sheltered Generation
Nomads probably still works
Prophets-> Conflict Generation
I don't really like "sheltered generation", and doubt "conflict generation" would work either, but its the best I've come to so far.
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David Horn made the suggestions on the Reddit of "unsettled" for Nomads and "adaptive" for the Artists.
Imo unsettled isn't something X would willingly call itself, and I don't totally buy that the Artists are actually adaptive. I agree in that the Artists are "institutionalists" that roughly go along with the norms of society, but that's what makes them squishy and unlikely to ever accomplish anything :
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I think there may be some value in calling the Prophets the "conflicts" and getting society to go along with it, as it can help us prepare for the conflict they bring in advance. For example, if Alphas start this year in 2021 we should expect the "summer of love" and wild '60's to hit in 2042, and shouldn't be surprised when it does.
My proposals:
Hero-> Civic Generation
Artist->Sheltered Generation
Nomads probably still works
Prophets-> Conflict Generation
I don't really like "sheltered generation", and doubt "conflict generation" would work either, but its the best I've come to so far.
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David Horn made the suggestions on the Reddit of "unsettled" for Nomads and "adaptive" for the Artists.
Imo unsettled isn't something X would willingly call itself, and I don't totally buy that the Artists are actually adaptive. I agree in that the Artists are "institutionalists" that roughly go along with the norms of society, but that's what makes them squishy and unlikely to ever accomplish anything :
. I think there may be some value in calling the Prophets the "conflicts" and getting society to go along with it, as it can help us prepare for the conflict they bring in advance. For example, if Alphas start this year in 2021 we should expect the "summer of love" and wild '60's to hit in 2042, and shouldn't be surprised when it does.