I don't think its a cycle or a spiral so much as a constant. People have always been greedy, wars have always been unnecessarily waged, companies have always ab

I don't think its a cycle or a spiral so much as a constant. People have always been greedy, wars have always been unnecessarily waged, companies have always abused their power. The only thing that changes are the names of those responsible for it. As for older generations yelling about newer generations, I suspect that's simply "wisdom of age" coupled with "fear of change".