GenX

  • Into the (decade) Abyss

    Hello again my friends. This entry is here to discuss the decade of chaos 2024-2033. “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine” – R.E.M. It feels like everything, everywhere all at once is coming apart. That is because it is. The end of Globalization. The end of “Pax…

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  • Long time no see. It seems the whole world is coming apart (and it is). In the next series of blog posts, I will attempt to address multiple layers of history and social / economic cycles to explain what’s happening in our world, focused on the waves of change and where we might be going.…

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  • Van Halen – 1978 – back then it was all about love, or the lack thereof. So here we are, 2022. Standing on the edge, looking down… Welcome to the end of retirement perhaps as your parents and older friends have done. As a Gen X, I believe we were built for this time and…

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  • U.S. adults aged between 21 and 38 years old will prioritize “necessity spending” over the next decade, Bill Smead told CNBC on Monday. — Read on www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/10/14/millennials-to-trigger-changeover-point-for-the-us-economy-bill-smead-says.html

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  • According to Nietzsche, maximum nihilism is reached in the overthrow of old systems by actions that amount to total destruction: To be nihilistic, one must lack the capacity to go beyond… — Read on arcdigital.media/dave-chappelle-punches-up-55dfe906efb8

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  • Are You Ready?

    Are You Ready?

    1965… to  2015.  It is when the first Generation X children reach age 50. I like the “Back to the Future” series.  Marty McFly takes a DeLorean “time machine” to the Past to fix the Present, then in the second episode, he goes to the Future to fix the Future and finally goes to Past to fix…

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  • “The Government has a secret system…” If you have seen Person of Interest, Tuesday’s on CBS:  http://www.cbs.com/shows/person_of_interest/ The system determines if you are on the “relevant” list and then continues to track your movements through an elaborate network analysis using all existing connected video feeds.  If you’re marked “not relevant”, the system basically ignores your…

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