Value systems revert to older norms all the time. In the 20's, people were liberated-then in the 40's and 50's, conservative. 60's-70's? liberated and alternate

Value systems revert to older norms all the time. In the 20's, people were liberated-then in the 40's and 50's, conservative. 60's-70's? liberated and alternately naive and cynical. 80's-early 90's? conservative. This happens all the time. People go in cycles, not in a line. Sure, Hegel, you can argue that the cycles have an overall slope, but that doesn't always bare out.