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I'm actually talking more specifically about the culture and philosophy that arose during the 1960s-1980s. It's not so much about the problems each generation a
by malvosenior 7y ago
I'm actually talking more specifically about the culture and philosophy that arose during the 1960s-1980s. It's not so much about the problems each generation are facing (older generations having dealt with a constant reminder of potential nuclear annihilation of the human race), but the underlying philosophy and goals that drive individuals. The dissolution of the family unit and an extreme focus on the individual and personal satisfaction being the core tenant. We've gone from "sex, drugs and rock 'n roll" to "follow me on Instagram" but the theme is the same.
- chipotle_coyote 7y agoThe problem with that characterization of the 1960s and 1970s is that it's also the period of the civil rights movement, the rise of the environmental movement, and anti-war protests in the United States whose scale dwarfed anything we've seen here since -- protests the police responded to at times by opening fire with live ammunition. When the boomers were the age that the millennials are now, a lot of them were expressing -- and acting on, and in some cases literally risking their lives for -- goals that are a lot less solipsistic than "me me me." I'm far from convinced that most millennials can be summed up with "like and subscribe," either, though. If anything, this seems to be an extremely politically engaged generation with an interest in radically reshaping their world. Which sounds, you know, an awful lot like the boomers, originally.