People not accepting our Millennial theory

[David Horn]

(02-16-2022, 08:50 PM)JasonBlack Wrote:

(05-20-2021, 10:33 AM)David Horn Wrote: It's hard to avoid seeing the backlash that decades of hedonism have generated, and the hedonists exist broadly in both political parties and all segments of society and culture.  What this portends is still TBD.  The last Civics were progressive in politics and culturally conservative at the same time.  That may be true this time too, but the jury is still out on the culture piece.  Their politics are already tilted pretty far to the left.

fwiw, even as a staunch individualist, I've been cynical of gross hedonistic displays from my early teens. It mostly comes from 1 of 3 types of people
1) people with mental baggage who have terrible coping strategies that end up making the problem 10x worse (I do think they should get help, but I don't think modern councilors in the states are very effective)
2) spoiled rich/upper middle class kids who think they're being "deep" and "exploratory" when they have just lived in a world devoid of tangible consequences for any of their actions and are bored and out of touch as a result
3) spineless conformists (of any age) who give into peer pressure

Don't get me wrong. I'm all for good food, travel and having good looking clothes, but some people are controlled by moment sensations to a degree that is pathetic, counter-productive and downright self-destructive. Freedom only works for the disciplined. The undisciplined just self-destruct.

All good points.