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Fewer children meant fewer resources needed to be expended upon child rearing and education, while more could be splashed out on cars and condos. Older populations had accrued more capital, enabling more money to be saved and invested. These aging societies did not become less dynamic, but instead more so because they were able to develop and

The 2020s are a dynamic decade for the six living American generations. Silents are enjoying their retirement again after locking down during the pandemic. Boomers, who dominated the culture for decades, are retiring at a rapid clip. Gen X’ers are moving into top leadership positions, sometimes reluctantly. Millennials are entering the prime of

At the core of modern history lies this remarkable pattern: Over the past five or six centuries, Anglo-American society has entered a new era—a new turning—every two decades or so. At the start of each turning, people change how they feel about themselves, the culture, the nation, and the future. Turnings come in cycles of four. Each cycle spans

The age of the automobile and mass production was dominated by engineers and operational managers focused on efficiency. The Dark Ages of financialization were dominated by financial managers focused on quarterly returns. The new age of ubiquitous computing and networks will be dominated by entrepreneurs focused on high quality at scale. This is

What’s more, despite doubling down on an all-hustle, no-fringe-benefits gig economy, younger workers are losing hope of upward generational mobility. Barely

With social change whipping by so quickly in recent decades, someone who is liberal at 21 might feel moderate by 45 and conservative by 75.

New value propositions should be to the Entrepreneurial Age what mortgages were to the age of the automobile and mass production.This means not a loan to buy your own house, but rather a loan to make it easier to switch careers in a world where economic security depends on one’s capacity to rebound[445].