Comments on: Generation Zero

By: Symona

Symona — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:04:33 +0000

Walking in the presence of giants here. Cool thinking all around!

By: Miami Computers

Miami Computers — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:24:52 +0000

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By: Hypnotism

Hypnotism — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:53:07 +0000

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By: tampa doctor

tampa doctor — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:49:55 +0000

This debt commission will accomplish nothing. It is further proof that we have a failed Congress that can not or will not act in the best interests of the American people. Our two-party system yields one-party results – steadily increasing Federal power at the expense of our freedom and economic opportunity. Real change will come from breaking the grip these two parties have on our nations throat.

By: Ruthie Kaminetzky

Ruthie Kaminetzky — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:05:06 +0000

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By: clinicalthinker

clinicalthinker — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:21:45 +0000

Hello GTF600,

WOW! I guess I just missed the baby boom by a hair.
Thanks for the link you discovered and posted here.

Somehow the thrust of what I saw (limited as it was at this point) was the trend passed on from parents to children for the past 60 years.
Getting worse as time progressed.
Do you suppose that is why they called it Generation Zero to incorporate everyone since 1942?

Today it is probably safe to say that Generation Y/Millennials is dangerously close to a non recoverable mess.
What a great parenting job we did in trying to spare the generations to come from real life trial and tribulation.

Their ethical base for the most part sucks.
They do not have a clue how to care for themselves and most likely would die in a few days if their IPhone were taken away tomorrow or the power grid failed. If they did not die they would kill you for a heads up for an extra day of existence.

The point being where did this all start to go south?
I have stated this before on this blog.
When I was raising my daughter and trashed my Dr. Spock book on how to entitle your kid under the guise of how to appropriately raise your children.

I know this again is a pretty broad brush and not every parent failed in raising their children.
In fact I believe there are vast numbers of great people out there (kids too) … the good part is those of us not paying attention are awakening to what is going on. On the other hand the scale is severely tipped in favor of “SCREW ANYONE TO GET AHEAD” or get a freebie at someone elses expense.

The real question is can it be fixed before we topple over the edge and exactly how?

By: GTF600

GTF600 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:15:50 +0000

Interesting blog you’ve got here, clinical thinking one. To understand the arguments put forth by the “Generation Zero” documentary, it is crucial to distinguish between the actual Baby Boom Generation (born 1942-1954) vs. Generation Jones (1954-1965). GenJones was originally lumped in with the Boomers, but is now generally seen by experts as a separate generation. Understanding the differences between these two generations is central to comprehending this documentary.

The post-WWII demographic boom in births is one thing, the cultural generations born during that era is another. Generations are a function of the common formative experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents. And most analysts now see generations as getting shorter (usually 10-15 years now), partly because of the acceleration of culture. Many experts now believe it breaks down more or less this way:

DEMOGRAPHIC boom in babies: 1946-1964
Baby Boom GENERATION: 1942-1953
Generation Jones: 1954-1965
Generation X: 1966-1978
Generation Y/Millennials: 1979-1993

Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten lots of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press’ annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. I found this page helpful because it gives a pretty good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html