Comment · Thu, July 19, 2012
Is it true? Did the baby-boomers take advantage of the social programs their parents created and cemented, then voted to dismantle those same benefits for their children in the name of freedom, individual responsibility, and more benefits for themselves? Can a generation be that selfish?
What they were answering
torpidnotion · 48 points
The generational theory doesn't take into consideration the proliferation of technology. It's especially true that in the past 20 years, technology has shortened this cycle. There's no need for these things to repeat itself in a world of our technological marvels in the information age where ideas can be transferred worldwide near instantaneously.
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
This is what I was thinking. Perhaps the cycles will shift or change entirely, given our new ability to transfer knowledge faster. Why do the cycles always have to be the same, or happen at all, regardless of innovation and evolution?