Gray Champion Predictions

[David Horn]

(03-18-2022, 08:00 PM)JasonBlack Wrote: ... 2Ts move society from a masculine polarity to a feminine one. 4Ts move society from a feminine polarity to a masculine one. Yin and Yang being out of balance in one direction for too long is every bit as unsustainable as our national debt or destruction of the environment, as we are due for a correction. There is a temptation which many (esp boomers, but tbh, quite a few millennials as well) have to present 2T solutions to 4T problems because they tend to feel better and justify continuing 3T trends toward indulgent consumerism where masculine stoicism is needed. If we did have a female grey champion, it would be unlike any of the women mentioned thus far and more along the lines of someone like Margaret Thatcher, who had more balls than most military commanders. Today, we'd almost certainly be looking at a Republican like Jeanine Pirro or Anne Coulter, not a "girl boss" type.

I think you improperly conflate stoicism and masculinity. I've met many stoics in my life, and gender doesn't seem to be a defining feature. Yes, stoicism has taken a beating in the last few decades, but macho chest-beating is not a stoic characteristic. If anything, they are polar opposites. Stoics endure quietly and suffer inside rather than blame-shame in public. FWIW, politicians are rarely stoic. Look elsewhere.

JasonBlack Wrote:One of the reasons why Neil Howe doesn't think this crisis is anywhere close to over is that we still cling to soft, wishful thinking and keep insisting "compassionate solutions" can work in place of hard nosed resolve. As as society, we're still privileged enough to talk about traits like heroism, strength and authority as if they're archaic, irrelevant concepts to be laughed off. In the mean time, RPG/adventure games, super hero movies, war/strategy games and youtube channels about working out/survivalism are all the rage. This isn't a coincidence. We know we need to return to a state where society values these characteristics.

If you want to see heroism, look at Ukraine. Almost no one is interested in being brave or fighting, for that matter. They just want to endure and save whatever is left of their dignity and past life. That's not even vaguely RPG-like. It's real.