[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by rustyp

The article and for that matter the idea of labeling "generation" borders absurdity. First what wizzard got to tie a generation to a historical event ? If it were I - I would pick a positive one not a negative one like war. Second take the mature / silent generation 1927 - 1945 - does that mean if you were born in 1946 you value system is totally different ? I don't buy into the "generation thing". I feel it is a constant continuum adapting to the times. I remember my Dad born 1924 bucking his "generation " when teaching me to question whatever I have been told to make sure it passes a test of reasonableness. Not to be a radical but don't except blind faith (ah another subject). I could watch him change with the times as he raised me. A must was we be at the dinner table at 6 PM - no excuses. We will converse. One night we would have a conversation about you are young and should take risks (within the reasonableness clause). What do you have to lose ? The other 6 nights we got the save for a rainy day speech. I remember the depression" That was enough to make us pee our pants. That limited the risks in our mind to the nickle slots. So which "generation did my Dad belong to?