Generation-X culture vs Boomer culture
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:51 pm
Generation-X culture vs Boomer culture
I have frequently written that the financial crisis has been caused by
a deadly combination of greedy, nihilistic Generation-Xers, combined
with their bosses, greedy, incompetent Boomers. For a long time,
I was puzzled by how this worked, since there was no particular
reason to believe that Gen-Xers themselves were more dishonest
than Boomers.
I finally found the key to understanding this cultural difference.
The Gen-X culture is different from the Boomer culture because
Gen-Xers refuse to blame each other for anything, even serious crimes.
In the case of the financial crisis, this has been illustrated by
several books written by Xers on the financial crisis, where specific
crimes are described, but no one is blamed. In the Boomer culture, by
contrast, any minor infraction can be targeted for outrage and blame.
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** 18-Nov-11 World View -- MF Global bankruptcy claims victims
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** 18-Nov-11 World View -- MF Global bankruptcy begins to claim victims
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John J. Xenakis
December 2, 2012
I have frequently written that the financial crisis has been caused by
a deadly combination of greedy, nihilistic Generation-Xers, combined
with their bosses, greedy, incompetent Boomers. For a long time,
I was puzzled by how this worked, since there was no particular
reason to believe that Gen-Xers themselves were more dishonest
than Boomers.
I finally found the key to understanding this cultural difference.
The Gen-X culture is different from the Boomer culture because
Gen-Xers refuse to blame each other for anything, even serious crimes.
In the case of the financial crisis, this has been illustrated by
several books written by Xers on the financial crisis, where specific
crimes are described, but no one is blamed. In the Boomer culture, by
contrast, any minor infraction can be targeted for outrage and blame.
These posts were moved here from the following topic:
** 18-Nov-11 World View -- MF Global bankruptcy claims victims
** http://generationaldynamics.com/forum/v ... f=4&t=1044
The topic was created as a response to this web log posting:
** 18-Nov-11 World View -- MF Global bankruptcy begins to claim victims
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/cgi ... 18#e111118
John J. Xenakis
December 2, 2012