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Originally Posted by The Mountaineer

We are the sum total of our experiences.

Those who grew up in the Great Depression, like my father and father-in-law, had a different outlook on life and the economy and a great distrust of financial systems. After the too-big-to-fail bank collape that nearly toppled America, maybe they were right.

As pointed out, those who grew up in the 60s and 70s were more about repairing what was wrong in the world.

You don't need to know how old someone is when you hear how they think. It's reflected in their opinions and values.

If we all the same cookie-cutter mentality, it would be boring. It's those who rock the boat, not just for fun but to improve things, who have made most of the improvements in society.

Different generations will always have different outlooks on life and everything else, because they have different sum total of their experiences.

True about "those who rock the boat.....who have made most of the improvements in society." Unfortunately, not all those changes have been "improvements". But, then, that is just my opinion. Dr. Spock and his child-rearing advice comes to the forefront of my mind. Never have we had such a rude, self-centered generation with much of it due in a great part to his philosophies. Like I said, my opinion. Thank goodness not all parents signed on to his ideas.