We Are In A "FOURTH TURNING," What Does That Mean?

[@vanneistat]

SPIRITED MAN SWEATSHIRT: spiritedman.com

[@Ok-lu8gx]

Nice

[@federicogiannitrapani2835]

I’m a fan from Italy, do you ship here?

[@icecoldchilipreppers]

I wasn't a fan of your first videos (felt a little self focused, which doesn't suit this amazing delivery you have) BUT THIS VIDEO!!! Is purrrrrfect for your unique delivery. If the "spirited man" talks about his understanding of the word vs his understanding of himself, then I'll be a subscriber for life. Love your voice also. That being said who cares what idiots like me think, just make your art. Creators create, consumers consume and idiots like me pretend to know what they're talking about

[@jabinbonelli1485]

What a spirited man you are.

[@ajc2815]

More colors!

[@RockawayCCW]

Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Those who DO learn from history are doomed to watch helplessly while everyone else repeats it, getting laughed at and called crazy the whole time.

[@somenygaard]

Well according to this video we either can’t control it or have never learned. I’m not buying it. I personally really enjoyed the 80’s and 90’s.

[@victorseoane5265]

so true, you've explained my situation perfectly.

[@sscaliosas80s]

Exactly. It is hard when always have to argue over stupid things. Like dont assume an idea cant or wont work. How can you know unless you try. I much rather would try something new or different with a real effort than to stagnate within chaos. And what exactly is to lose when one is knowingly lost in life. At least it would be something different for a small moment in time, a moment where the fog cleared and the sun came out. I sometimes think people like to suffer.

[@sscaliosas80s]

@@somenygaard I dont either. I think things can change at any time. Laws of karma. Be briefly mindful of past and future. Take the wisdom from the past to benefit the 0resent and future ,but do not focus so hard on things that cannot be changed as you will never live in the now if your mind is in a place and time that cannot be reversed, so dont make such a big deal over spilled milk. Briefly plan for the future, but be sure to spend most of your time in now as tomorrow may not ever come to pass. A person is not whole when living their lives outside of the present. We not fully present in now if we are focused on things and places in photos and/or a future fantasy that will be fictitious until a person lives in their future .

[@miked4088]

so seems like everybody doesen't learn anything about history if it repeats cyclically over and over every 80 years ca... this means something

[@aidanhamilton]

This is a quote that encompasses this video well. “History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” - Mark Twain

[@TheEplestugas]

I like the quote. Have a great day.

[@superstarcrazy]

Awesome

[@lauraeiriarte]

great quote !

[@aprilturk1559]

mark lived a life of sorrows and writing gave him solace

[@churlish7851]

Great quote

[@user-gl9iz1bp1r]

“We learn from history that we do not learn from history.” - Georg Hegel

[@tobyfitzpatrick3914]

"When will we learn that we will never learn?"

[@creativeblunder]

“clam down, just calm down, you’re [foaming at the mouth]. what did you take?” - derek chauvin

[@masterlion8449]

Were animals we do the same thing over and over again just like animals in the wild they do the same thing over and over again so why would we learn from history the only thing we would learn is doing something different to benefit us and to make our lives easier just like animals in the wild

[@jacksevert3099]

the thing is history is constantly being manipulated so much so you can break up any historical timeline into different blocks that can then be used to weave together any narrative you choose to fit your agenda. this is just one of the many ways to view the multiplicity that is history

[@BlackMuslimConservative]

Perhaps the powers that be are using it as a blueprint to destabilize society to install their own model.

[@roger1296]

There’s something burning inside my soul…it can put me in a paralyzing depression, but it also gives birth to hope and wanting to heal myself and others…my biggest road block on opposite ends of that spectrum has always been direction and clarity. This is the first thing I’ve seen or listened to that has sparked something in me…just maybe, this is what I’ve needed.🙏🏽

[@alvin9768]

Try the King James Version Bible.

[@thispersonrighthere9024]

this is why i left the US. i kept sensing this miasma around me, literally killing my soul. some days i would just wake up with no energy, without there being any reasonable explanation for it. i cannot believe how much happier i am outside the US.

[@alexandersupertramp6793]

​@thispersonrighthere9024 where do u live now? I wish I cud leave the u.s.

[@ridervfr2798]

No more wood shop, no more metal shop, no more auto shop. My daughter was 2 years old when I put a 1/4 ratchet in her hand and showed her how to use it on a Italian chair with metric allen head bolts. We have to teach our young the ways of our past to stay mechanically educated.

[@hoodparticles]

Same with my daughters. Mandatory to independently function properly

[@juliaconnell]

And as a daughter, and as spirited woman, I really appreciate men, dads, like this My dad ensured I knew how to change a tire, start a flat battery (which I - well ice lost track of the number of times this particular skill has come in handy - once when two men, one a retired mechanic, had already tried) - a fuse - I'm sure there is more than I take for granted. Mind you he wasnt a mechanically minded man as such - he was a lawyer - his dad had died when he was young, but he would teach himself how to do things - build this, build that - before the days of the internet When did this teaching start? I was a kid, doing "science experiments" with a friend - about.. 7? My dad came over - asked what I was doing - I explained - the notes I was taking of my observations (my "science experiments" involving BURNING stuff hehehe - with a *candle* - next to an decorative pond - so I explained all my safety precautions :- the pond itself (worse case scenrio) - on concrete- water on hand (beside the pond) - only using a candle... My dad LISTENED - and walked away (he did that - walked away when angry, to think, calm down, come back..) He came back about 10 minutes later I was expecting a telling off - about playing with matches, playing with fire.. Instead he has wrapped something metal and heavy in paper with twine from his shed - put it on the small decorative pond and explained "buoyancy" and "water displacement" (he used those terms) - how massive cargo ships can sail the ocean even though they are so heavy they should logically sink under water That was my dad He worked fulltime, raised 5 daughters, dealt with an emotional dramatic wife (and her even more dramatic mother) - spent most weekends working in his shed (when not digging holes for my mother in her garden) - when not volunteering his time in the community - in between all of this - he found time to teach me - and help me with projects (like the frames I needed to make for papermaking a few years later - presents for my older sisters away working or at university) Even after being diagnosed with dementia he would still continue to make things - the hand rails - a ingenious twisted rope - for the steep stairs from the carpark up the hill to our home - he had stopped talking by then, 'what are you doing dad' - gave me a LOOK - 'trust me, I know what I'm doing' which of course he did - (he had *dementia* I was worried - I was home from university, giving my mother a break from looking after him - ) 'trust me, I know what I'm doing' conveyed in a LOOK - I cant remember what it was, but it was ingenious solution to some problem and perfectly made - I remember him bringing it to show me - 'oh, sorry! I should have trusted you, you knew what you were doing' Miss you dad, thanks for *everything* ❤💟❤

[@JonValtandtheEvilRobots]

And it would help if they understood where our food comes from too!

[@bozoz2442]

Totally agree

[@andrewvelonis5940]

I don't understand your first sentence. Maybe that's true where you live, and if so, that is most unfortunate. Are you on the school board? Have you run for school board? Have you campaigned for someone for school board who feels the same as you? I agree wholeheartedly with your last sentence. If there is a BSA troop near you, you could teach the Household Repair Merit Badge. Just as the guy in the video ends by saying he is going to go fix something, it may be just one small contribution, but at least when you lay down for the last time, you will be able to say that you did something while you had the opportunity.

[@mfridrikhson]

22 y.o., watching this from a basement in the neighborhood of Kyiv while listening to the strikes of russian missles around. All of this is just surreal.

[@slaughteryourgrandma]

hello friend, are you still with us?

[@mfridrikhson]

​@@slaughteryourgrandma Me and my family finally were able to evacuate from that hell today (the city we stayed at was Bucha). Thank God we got out unscathed, unfortunately this is not something that our other fellow citizens can say. Fuck war, but we will continue to fight.

[@mfridrikhson]

"Now it's our turn to save the country"

[@RedPantyNight]

@@mfridrikhson Blessings and well wishes to you, your family and your countrymen. You're going to do great things, Michael.

[@mfridrikhson]

@@RedPantyNight 🙏

[@marcelledbetter7296]

The 4 Turnings: 1. Hard times create stong men. 2. Strong men create good times. 3. Good times create weak men. 4. Weak men create hard times - you are here.

[@lootangshellhouse2506]

hard times only for those who dont buy crypto

[@cubecubesson6779]

@@lootangshellhouse2506 profound

[@meganmclaughlin9056]

if only it were so simple.

[@paladin11C40]

@@lootangshellhouse2506 What happens to your crypto if the grid goes down worldwide from a CME?

[@douwe4549]

Their is something profoundly different, The millanials are as hypnotised as the rest of them, so your fourth turn might take an awfull long time!

[@MrJadurkis]

that 80 year time gap between the civil war to ww2 to now is scary as hell. I'm watching this now 2 years after you posted this; Everything going on with Russia in mind, this sent shivers down my spine. I'm not sure about history repeating itself, but it sure as shit seems to rhyme well

[@lyrimetacurl0]

And 80 year between the French Revolution and American civil war

[@phoenixrising4995]

This only applies to the USA. However the world turn in 700 year cycles with 7 ages of 100 years. Currently, we are in the age of confusion similar to the black death period. Ironically censorship was pretty hard back than as well when the Catholic church burned the original books of Mathew and that is why there is so much debate about it. Just governments are trying to censor the internet and KZbin loves deleting conflicting comments to their ethos.

[@loadingmikke7451]

And right now 14th november, when we're on the precipice of a war between the US and Iran.

[@_mayankr]

now add israel palestine to that mix. and then possibly domestic tensions around the coming election.

[@alvin9768]

The apostle John was given a glimpse of the Earth's future and it ain't pretty. Find Jesus Christ and you can escape the horror man does to himself.

[@leomolloy5067]

The young artistic generation are getting pretty good at making memes.

[@notdeepee]

And memes are nothing but ideas, and comedy often is the best way to penetrate those ideas. Holy Fuck!

[@urstepdaddy007]

😁 😁

[@dasoulfoodbuffet]

And a strangely large number of people in the world seem to get all of their news and information from those memes! Especially on Facebook lol

[@gautambidari]

@@dasoulfoodbuffet and insta

[@360.Tapestry]

that's just installing the basic operating system. once it hits critical mass (everybody thinks the same, likes the same things, etc), the hive mind will take over

[@cadavison]

This video is proof that you can jam history into any interpretetive framework you want, so long as you ignore most of what happened and you overempasize events which suit your framework.

[@Dbulkss]

Exactly

[@rocketcab]

@ cadavision.... best comment....

[@willmolloy1526]

Exactly, this is what leads us to the conclusion that the parkland kids will be the great heroes of the next cycle.

[@river_rat1788]

this is new world order propaganda!!!!

[@wakematta]

Time is circular (spiral to be more exact) that is why everyone that watches the video resonates with himself.

[@coreybracken3194]

Not all hero's where capes. This spirited man wears a tool belt.

[@isweartofuckinggod]

Naught awl hero's where cape's.

[@RyanDelahunt]

and shop teacher glasses

[@mochammadmarsha4238]

best comment so far haha

[@blackcactus6391]

Batman?

[@ronking3049]

I kind of hope the grammar Nazis don't make it, how about you

[@matthewmaszczak]

I’ve been looking for this video forever. You literally just gave me directions for how to take my Gen X angst and make a difference. Thank you!

[@jsas2047]

As a Gen Z, this actually helped a lot with my existential fears too. I was born in 2003, I don't really know a world without 9/11, terrorism or the financial crisis. It alway seemed like our world was doomed before my generation was even old enough to start fully living. I grew up during the crisis. But if this is right, then the next "high" will come when I'm in my mid to late 20s, when I'm out of university and just really starting my career (hopefully, but it's looking good). If this is right, then I won't witness another crisis again, this will be as bad as it get's and it'll go up from here. If we think that 2028 is the last crisis year, I'd spend 25-45 in the high, 45-65 in the awakening, and 65-85 the next unraveling, with hopefully enough wealth ans stability accumulated to not be bothered by thing becoming worse again. Sounds good to me.

[@mariacp]

@@jsas2047 gen z here too and I atually don't know if i should be depressed by the fact that we are living in a crisis during our 20s or just hopeful for the future...

[@ravenblack5832]

@@mariacp nah, you are young enough to get the schooling to save stuff like this, and entering the workforce to make change!! I really feel like gen z is the one going to make most of the change

[@glennerd3125]

You'll bear witness the next GREAT DEPRESSION! Which will start the next GREAT WAR! THEN! And only then will the world reorganise and prosper, with the help of BRICS+ and the global south....

[@Croiseeman]

Go build something..thats what we do, we don't break things.

[@philperson9896]

I'm a pessimistic 20 year old, and this made me so much more hopeful and inspired, and maybe, spirited.

[@spacesciencelab]

Do LSD

[@RedWolfenstein]

@@spacesciencelab Don't

[@theuserexperience]

yelling at the replies on this lmao

[@DerekTheLeadershipStrategist]

That was mind expanding, brilliant, terrifying, and hopeful all at once. Thank you for creating this video.

[@chrisholloway4724]

Nice how you used four adjectives, like the four turnings. ✌️

[@kazadimowambad]

Cherry picking events to suit the narrative?

[@dimitar297]

That's because you heard the background music and weren't hungry or tired.

[@joshjohnson2600]

That should be a generic human experience.

[@DaleYuzuki]

Just discovered this book and would also say "thank you for producing this". Now I wonder where he got the term, "the spirited man". It's what the Fourth Turning needs. Many, many Spirited Men.

[@tomservo5347]

I don't see people doing much of anything if they can't unplug themselves for 10 minutes and deal with REALITY.

[@bighands69]

People are plugged as an escape from the order that exists. The problem is not the devices but society and its impact on children. If there was only books they would all have their heads buried in them or only tv that is what they would be glued to all day. Today's generation have the least amount of economic opportunity to grow into. The vast majority of them sense this and know it to be true. Unless somebody is academically talented it becomes very difficult for them to have a good quality life.

[@tomservo5347]

@@bighands69 Books however stimulate higher faculties. Being plugged in is rather like shutting your mind off and being spoon fed media that's largely controlled these days.

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

Right, they're plugged into shit like this instead of dealing with the life that's right in front of them.. including me.

[@alexbedwell5227]

​​@@bighands69 the least amount of economic opportunity? Ridiculous, until 100 years ago, the vast majority of people who've ever lived had no economic opportunity whatsoever Today only seems limiting in comparison to yesterday, and our lack of resources only seems so in response to humans of vast individual wealth Truthfully, people have incredible freedom now and a quality of life greater than any king or queen in history. Go take a hot shower and realise what decadence you live in The next generation are opiated by technology, addicted to dopamine hits and seeking the path of least resistance. If you want abundance, you can earn it - but it requires unending hard work and a ruthlessness that most young people haven't the heart for

[@Fatherofjesusandjuanchrist]

​@tomservo5347 I agree with most of what you say and am generally on this train. However, just thinking out loud, couldn't most books, past or recent, famous or unheard of, be even more biased than our internet of answers and information? For example, any religous book is far more biased and picky with their truth then a persons honest opinion on a matter on the internet. And, more importantly, often times far more influential Point being, is it really better to take information from famous books or people of the past vs. Our modern sources on the internet? It's all just biased opinion anyways, just Iike 99% of things are

[@mistressofstones]

As a gen x person i find myself able to understand the perspectives of other gens. Im also a fixer, but on a social level. I spent 12 years working with broken people in welfare. Im now in the public service trying to fix broken systems so they work better for people. I saw a comment recently saying gen x "sold out", but we are just quiet...not sure younger gens understand what we are working on in the background.

[@rustemzholdybalin6210]

juniors en masse are usually dumb and self-entitled, no wonder they spite such BS about seniors

[@stuart6478]

your generation is just a bunch of scammers. congratulate yourselves. this video is an obvious example of that.

[@class5bodyworks]

I agree. We(GenX) seem to bridge the generations. I liked the "last of the analog" reference in the video. It seems to fit. We seem to be translators between Boomers and Millennials or ,more so, GenZ.

[@abaker4692]

Same here.

[@skyesfury8511]

Some of us Gen X have moved past trying to fix what's too broken to be fixed. We're past fixing out governments with voting. They need to rebooted with the wisdom we now hold of what not to do. Just like the Founding Fathers of America did. But not nearly enough people are ready to do that. And they won't be until it's too late, as their loaded onto trains bound for camps. When the foundations and walls are rotted through, you don't try to fix the roof, you rebuild the house.

[@colinbellew3020]

This is an ancient idea predating the Roman Empire.It was born of the Etruscan civilisation of Italy.The reason it is 80 or so years is because there is rarely anyone around to remember first hand,the past horrors (Auscwitz let’s say) and the story fades out more or less into folklore (or at least it would have before the internet) thus creating a pathway for a repeat of monstrous deeds.Could be the reason they are intent on rewriting history.There are dark forces at work here.The Romans used this to their advantage as have major powers ever since.They are busy burning the library of Alexandria all over again as we speak.

[@markgresty1633]

spot on mate!. this is not new ...the art of manipulation extends to entire empires and civilizations and has been going on for thousands of years.

[@michaelplunkett8059]

But Rome carried on much more than 80 years. How does the theory adapt to that?

[@crafthalf5175]

@@michaelplunkett8059 I would say because these cycles are about the lifespan of a human not a empirical lifespan. As Colin ^ said at least before the internet, it could be forgotten so easily. But hey what do I know.

[@dxaminal777]

All roads lead to Rome. Some say Rome has been in power all this time in the guise of other nations and is starting to re-emerge now.

[@Ming1975]

@@dxaminal777 I don't know man, me and friends use to think America was the new Rome and now it's falling in the same way again. Very similar attitude.

[@brutis7065]

“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times. - G. Michael Hopf

[@DesjuDjizlas]

This is more accurate. I'm gen x and all the millennials and gen z I've worked with cannot do anything by themselves or think for themselves.No independence or independent thought. Millennials "hero",a generation of people who are to shy and afraid to take a leak behind a tree. Gen z "artists",a generation that lives in a society that hasn't created anything original since this book was published.

[@wattsobx]

exactly when things are too good you have to create your own problems to fix....

[@harryviking6347]

Scary truth.....

[@lindadavies3281]

I agree with your statement more than this hogwash. Sorry, GenX is useless b/c they grew up hypnotised by the unsupervision of the computer. They're lazy complainers that never made their beds nor cleaned their rooms; yet think they will save the world? Hogwash!

[@James-gf9jl]

@@DesjuDjizlas The teenage "Boomers" of the 1960s had their rebellious phase - music, gangs, fashion etc.. But this was short-lived. By the time they were 20, the majority were married with a job, children and responsibilities. Millennials, on the other hand, seem to be suspended in adolescence until their mid-thirties. Despite that, having parented millennials, and now Gen Z, I can tell you that the latter is far more challenging as you combat the increasingly negative influences on their lives.

[@mikenkk1]

I read this book when it was first published. The great financial crisis of 2008 being 79 years after Black Monday; reminded me of the most memorable statement in the book: History repeats when there is no one alive who lived through the prior event. I should still have this book somewhere, will re-read when I find it. Thanks for the reminder!

[@nammoses7800]

I love this video. Thank you. I'm GenX and I don't recognize this county anymore. I was raised to be patriotic during my youth. Now it feels like I'm told that everything I love is a system of white supremacy. I'm black btw not that it matters. I have this book and I use your video to send to others when I'm trying to explain it. May you be well during these crazy times. 🙌🏾✌🏾🇺🇸

[@kobyrosenberg4480]

Each one of your videos is a visual poem. Keep on keeping on brother, love the content!

[@genehall056]

Eight stages of democracy, I'd say we are on the other side of 6. 1. From bondage to spiritual faith; 2. From spiritual faith to great courage; 3. From courage to liberty; 4. From liberty to abundance; 5. From abundance to complacency; 6. From complacency to apathy; 7. From apathy to dependence; 8. From dependence back into bondage.

[@leeseyr503]

Democracy will be over when the next event takes place ... there is no requirement for it what so ever ... tech will take that place .

[@randalcolucci6833]

When those in bondage prefer their enslavement and God is pronounced "dead" by those in power and the enslaved masses espouse the same....its game over. That's exactly what the Globaleft Elibs plan on.

[@rogerelder1196]

7 but the virus was released to push us over to 8.

[@leeseyr503]

@@R-Lee- are you not experiencing it yet... you will be because its happening now ... or do you happen to live where covid insanity hasn't struck ..in which case I can assume your as free as you can be to do as you please without hindrance or being asked papers please . If that's not the case ... what do you think is happening or are you still of the belief that agenda 2021/30 is a conspiracy theory ??? Even tho it's A UN agreed policy. Do you honestly also think the people you vote for have your interests at heart or the countries... because evidence would prove that wrong. Read AGENDA 21 on the UN website .. then you will understand and also understand there is no stopping it because people are being deceived on a huge scale that's never been seen before in history .

[@chas6817]

I'd say stage 8. Two reasons that most people don't believe that we are at stage 8. The first is that you are born into some of the oppression (bondage) so you think that it is normal. The second is that it happens gradually like the frog in a pot of cold water on the stove and the frog won't jump to freedom because it gets used to the heat and will die in the pot as the temperature rises.

[@Iquey]

I seriously hope to make it through the crisis stage. Being a teen during the unraveling was... Interesting. Fun but fraught. As an adult now, I want to fight. Become independent and connected. But we will fight like hell for a better world, not controlled by tech company giants... But one where humanity takes tech and makes it work for all of us, not just some of us.

[@WarNoob755]

Having a garden is a good way of getting a little bit of true independence.

[@jacksevert3099]

dude people have survived way worse shit and will continue to survive don't let the media like this guy scare through fear mongering. You can break up history in any number of ways to string together a false narrative that pushes a biased agenda. Your comment gives me no hope that the sheep like masses will continue to be brainwashed by false prophets on KZbin not some "tech giant" that's just a bunch of algorithms. May you one day see the light.

[@artier5407]

you want to fight yet you sit at home all day fantasizing over women you will never be with

[@sanderschat]

Tech company provided you the oppertunity to see this video

[@pcmdenault5391]

You need help...boomers need to step up and tell the story of what made their era good for ppl ...so that can be translated into a basic structure tree onto which the tech altered future can be laid. This is a very hard time, tech has so drastically and rapidly changed/continues changing everything all variables and factors around us, humans have not adapted fast enough to get a grip on the present and anticipate the future. THIS is a real survival crisis for the human species ... perhaps transhumanism tech enhancement if humans is a botched attempt to remediate that ... but ultimately transhumanism is not a success story for humanity...AI and robotics is not either for they will succeed and go on a path without humanity.

[@LaunchPadMcQuack4Hire]

As someone who is old enough to clearly remember before and after Sept 11, I feel like that was a major turning point for the world, but particularly the US. It changed everything, in so many ways, people don't even realize. I would say 2001 was the turning point from unraveling into crisis.

[@ekronb5287]

Nah cause from that it caused war but as internet started taking over more information about those wars and the actual workings behind them started unraveling. Information was getting unraveled and passed. Wikileaks was founded. 2008 is a great turning point. If going by your logic we should be well into the new era but we’re more of in a crisis rn

[@ponygirl1624]

I concur

[@samhblack]

Born in '79, I have "Nomad" tatted on my stomach, and I've done maintenance for years now. To say this was freaky for me to watch, is being kind. Van and his bro are some talented people.

[@scottmcneil1150]

Far out Sam, we are destined brothers. Long Live The Nomads.

[@prestonburton8504]

Shamefully, this author is what caused Ukraine - just like his master - that caused biden to let Ukraine fall, in the first place. blood is on his hands

[@peachyk33n79]

I was born in '79 too, and I am literally a nomad. I never stay in one place too long. And apparently, I'm a problem fixer. I have been working in customer service and IT my entire life. It was spooky how accurately he described Gen X.

[@AMBEE-sp2ev]

Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 9 What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. 10 Is there anything of which one can say, “Look! This is something new”? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time.

[@shamicentertainment1262]

If they saw an iPhone they'd be like "ok fine that is new"

[@Rohan-sw1mt]

@@shamicentertainment1262 The Telegraph

[@CarnivoreConservative]

@@shamicentertainment1262 there's a possiblity its been done. I mean the universe is billions of years old.they have probably had a-z phones

[@nightvisiongoggles]

@@Rohan-sw1mt Homing pigeons

[@theemptyatom]

@@shamicentertainment1262 not really it is just another method for communication, nothing new about that. You are taking a poem like that to literal. you are confusing new and different

[@johnnyharris]

Wow. Thinking in these terms is indeed mind bending.

[@JonathanMatias]

Yes. Indeed.

[@karkevicius]

Johnny Harris casually comments. So weird seeing it with 7 likes

[@frasnosrep2]

Johnny Harris and Van Neistat live in the same universe - confirmed.

[@Hobe23]

Right up your alley in terms of the topic. Maybe you should delve into more of this idea in your videos!

[@KaranSingh-or7yy]

Hey Johnny, y's your channel not verified??

[@scottmcneil1150]

Incredible content, my friend. I'm of the Nomad Generation too. You are a gifted messenger. Your service is a credit to your integrity. I salute your leadership. Bless you, man.

[@stuart6478]

your generation sucks

[@lillianbradley3483]

I was born in 1955. My mother stayed home till I was around 4, One of my parents was always home. I had The Mickey Mouse club, Captain Kangaroo, Mr. Rogers and a host of PBS television I wore dresses. I went to church with my little white New Testament tucked in my purse wearing patent leather shoes and ruffled anklets. I have pictures of me in dresses, matching outfits and my beloved saddle shoes. We played by ourselves in groups unattended all day. I walked everywhere. There was something wonderful in the air. You felt it. I was real, you could touch it. When Kennedy was elected it was Camelot. We were golden. Things were difficult for minorities yes, but improving. We were learning that homosexuals were as human as anyone else. Literally everyone was getting ahead. Then Kennedy was shot. In an instant it all changed and has never been the same. I don't feel at home anywhere I go. I do not exaggerate when I tell you I don't recognize the world, it's not the world I grew up in. And I don't like it at all.

[@robertrowland3750]

Lillian, I identify with you. I started kindergarten in 1959 and walked three blocks alone, without incident to get there. Dad worked, mom was at home. I watched Zorro, Superman, The lone Ranger, and Looney Tunes. During the summer John Marshal Elementary became a wonderful recreation center with Carrom Boards, Table Golf, any kind of ball you wanted, and field trips to the public pool and roller rink, What a wonderful time it was! Then, in third grade, I remember walking into class and finding our teacher crying her heart out; President Kennedy had been shot! The world I grew up in is long gone.....yet I remain. My heart aches.

[@mikewhitaker2880]

i'm a Gen X'er from 77... even then it wasn't so bad while i grew up... wasn't until the 90's that shit started really going downhill.. hell i've been out of work for the last 10 years "and basically already socially distanced for same time" and not for lack of looking for work, people just don't want to hire me anymore... i've started wondering if it's because i am willing to work and NOT bullshit and brown nose all day... guess going to work to actually work is a thing of the past...

[@speteydog2260]

Similar upbringing here. I know ....

[@cheyennesouza7960]

Lillian Bradley, I was born in 81 in a small city in MA. By the time I was 2 my parents had separated. By the time I was 4 I was able to go around the block and knew how to cross the street. Soon after that my dad was getting into crack. I was able to (mostly) roam free. We played outside most days. We played ball, kick the can, skated, and made ramps. There were days we stayed inside and I had a few friends that had video game consoles. We would walk, ride our bikes wherever we would go, or would hitch trains. We stole, damaged property, and other mischief sometimes. We would also help people and would take a lick for someone. I couldn't tell you how many times I have had my ass handed to me. I went to a mostly black middle school. I was short, "white", had a big nose, big head, and a girls name, so you can imagine the grief I got. I was raised what happens in the house stays in the house. At times we were on welfare and we even lived in a homeless shelter for a short while. I moved to different states back and forth to live with my mom or my dad. My mom worked and would go to the bars and shoot pool after. She was a great player. My dad was a fun loving lazy fool. But they both tried to instill morals in us. I did crappy in school, but always searched for ways to make money. I had an awesome childhood! My only son goes to a private Christian school. He is almost 9, and I don't think there is a time he has been outside of the yard to play by himself or with other kids. I don't like that, but his mom is over protective. But I do hope that he can look back on his childhood and say he enjoyed it. The world is different from when you grew up and from when I grew up. The world will always change. But the numbers do not. There are relatively the same number of criminals per capita and that number is low. Yes, the world is more liberal now, but it is not that bad. There are stupid people that do stupid things, however, there are a greater number of people that live a normal life and have a somewhat normal family. The world is good with a little bad and it is worse some places more than others. This is a great country and no matter where you come from you can make something of yourself if you play your cards right. Yeah, its not the 50's and 60's and there are a ton of things that can be done to improve this country, but it is not bad. I do have a feeling that it will get worse for a short time. But I have had that feeling for a while. We are made to adapt to new circumstances and if we do that it will be better on the other side.

[@lillianbradley3483]

@@cheyennesouza7960 You have a great name. They were just jealous!! You know, all parents make mistakes. Even steeped in very bad ones they're still your parents. My parents had their issues too. But when I grew up I realized they were just people who loved me very much and did the best they could with what they had. I always respected them. I think that makes the difference. Your son will be fine. Those hormones will show up soon and he'll turn into a young man with his own way of thinking. Look out! The teenage years are approaching!

[@TonyGanzerMedia]

What I like about this, and many of your videos, is that you're fostering introspection without preaching. You're encouraging the viewer to reflect, while also guiding the viewer through your own sense of discovery and refinement. Thank you for sharing!

[@jeffsmith3350]

Sounded preachy to me.

[@TonyGanzerMedia]

@@jeffsmith3350 Thanks for your perspective, Jeff!

[@NilZakaLinX]

Look up AI cheat. No game can stop cheating, NONE.

[@SheoGotSomeCheese]

@@jeffsmith3350 Yup

[@DivPivShiftmaster]

He hates the idea of a whiteboard, doesn't he?

[@MariselaR.da1daOnly]

Probably hates the ignorance of that question more so.

[@jodong5480]

It’s art

[@monroe2245]

I think both he and his brother have an aversion to whiteboards for some unknown reason.

[@ian2372]

He's a liberal. Painting is "soothing".

[@texastoast3933]

@@ian2372 😂😂😂😂😂

[@r4tgl]

I am just starting this book now. It's interesting. I definitely feel as a gen xer born just on the cusp that I definitely have a foot in both worlds and try to bridge the gap between parents and younger millennial siblings. I am immensely grateful that I grew up when I did. Grew up mostly analog but technology hit when I was well into high school so I've learned both worlds which was a unique experience. Having said that, I miss simpler times. Here's to hoping the 4th cycle isn't too traumatic.

[@Neightlive]

78 here same thing with me.

[@meanderwiththeandersons8921]

I was born in 85 but I don't feel like a millennial. I didn't get a long well with my peers. Haha! I refused to get a cell phone as a teenager until my mom made me for emergencies. I didn't learn to text until I was in my 20's so I was a little behind my classmates. Also some of the values I relate to gen x more. So I kinda feel on the border between gen X and millennials.

[@michaeldietrichmovies1936]

My favorite video so far in this series. There was something so anxiety inducing labelling people around my age as saving the world, but the way you rounded it all up with applying what you're capable of, as a single person, to fix things on a smaller scale first, was an inspiring way to end it.

[@bandolierboy1908]

The struggle will be worth the glory. No sacrifice, no victory. Always remember that

[@ferndog1461]

Free lawyer advice: do not fix that zip line until you receive a release of liability from the city. Do you know how many underemployed lawyers prowl hospital waiting areas in Southern California? ' No good deed goes unpunished. ' Love the channel!

[@Original50]

Here in Germany, the number of people dependent on food-banks has sky-rocketed in the last 10 years. A retired man decided to start growing vegetables on some abandoned public ground and gave the produce away to needy families. He has just been fined €250k for misuse of public property, the ground is to be bulldozed and grass sewn; the most low-maintenance option the authorities could find. We need a change in the ethical make-up of our structures and systems, which means we need to change the thought-processes of those in positions of authority...

[@tamararose2635]

@@Original50 indeed!!!

[@bighands69]

@@Original50 Now in fairness there has to be a basic set of laws that govern public or common areas or people will start using them for everything. Now fining that old man and bull dozing the place may not be the best option.

[@AsianRedneck239]

It’s easy to be a prophet when your hands are the tools that create the prophecy.

[@mtplainsman1068]

THIS! ^^^

[@anthonymarino8106]

Yup

[@aline9048]

Nah

[@seventhplace]

@John Pruett Exactly. He didn't predict the "plandemic" but was informed that it was going to be made to happen

[@jeyfomson6364]

Word !!

[@GorggW]

And this is why I'm a history major in college rn

[@shanek6582]

Hard times create hard men, hard men create good times, good times create soft men, soft men create hard times....

[@LeonardoGalotera]

It is true. I've seen this transformation with my very own eyes, firsthand.

[@PocketSquidward]

mmm yes hard men, my favorite

[@mrvideocamera1]

I wouldn't say I needed hard times to be a hard man but I sure am harder than a rock now!

[@shanek6582]

@@mrvideocamera1 I figured you guys would show up lol.

[@paullacroix9888]

This is such a true saying, but how do u fix it

[@gardnmi]

20 years gives you enough time to pick and choose events to make up the block to fit the theory of the author. Love your videos.

[@ash7675]

Read the book

[@AndrewParkHwan]

@@ash7675 You don't need to read the book to know a book that proposes a universal theory of interpreting and understanding patterns in history is probably stupid and useless. Not to mention cherry picking of data and creating historical narratives with an overarching generalization. You don't need to be an avid student of history either. Some would dare call it common sense. Unfortunately for some naive Americans you have to teach them common sense. Just go to the Wikipedia article about the Strauss-Howe generational "theory" and see for yourself. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss-Howe_generational_theory

[@ericrjennings]

You can see it though with each new generation. It seems obvious to me... as I have 3 kids

[@nategiese4372]

Mike, I totally agree. Every time period ever has been considered “uncertain times”. It’s no different today. The truth is that history doesn’t repeat itself. Things can’t just be explained that simply.

[@Rockmaster867]

@@AndrewParkHwan some of it makes sense though. Of course after crisis there is growth again. That is just how humans operate. Setting so specific times for all of this makes not much sense though. Ase there is rarely an evwnt that changes the life of millions over night, like end of ww2. Change happens slowly over time. It is not like on 1.1.1990 the fasion switched from 80s to 90s style. 1993 still looks very much like what we would consider 80s style. Also, the internet speeds up alot of this. Therefore we can just hope that the crisis is over before 2028.

[@internetshaquille]

is this just astrology for history nerds

[@MarkFarfan]

lol yes, some real pseudo-science right here with quality production value

[@civicparadox4644]

You're assuming no explanation is offered as to why the cycles occur. People who have experienced a crisis have the discipline to build and maintain a society that's resilient to falling into crisis again, then later generations take the good times for granted and squander it. In other words, they lose focus on why things were arranged the way they were and so they deliberately try to break out of it.

[@robertlopez6092]

@Renee M i was thinking more Jupiter and Saturn transits

[@robertlopez6092]

Astrology rebranded. This is what happens when you discover what has been known for ages by millions of people before you yet you think you are discovering something new and profound.

[@MP-oc2hi]

@@civicparadox4644 Hard times create strong men, Strong Men create good times, Good times create weak men, Weak men create hard times.

[@gabrielfair724]

One important note is this time is different. B/c of the large gap in technology between what regular ppl have access to and what governments have (surveillance from space, drones, health care gaps), this upheaval will be much more permanent. Power collects power and the powerful have all the tools to secure power in ways that are unprecedented in size, scope, longevity, and complexity.

[@rogfromthegarage8158]

Someone should tell this guy about magic markers.

[@redclayscholar620]

Don't you dare! 😆

[@JD-qi8zq]

My thoughts exactly!

[@dj.manguanoloco5084]

Nooo $#!t lmao

[@theresa_lili]

You just did.

[@Mirsab]

I just realized he's been painting all along 😂😂😂

[@jeffcokenour3459]

King Solomon wrote that there is nothing new under the sun, which is why I started telling people last year that we are in 1979 again. Welcome back Carter.

[@bighands69]

We are not in 1979 not even close. We are currently in a fusion of 1910s and 1840s. A major war is coming and today's generations are not prepared for it. People of the 1930s were prepared for the war as it was their parents who seen WW1. I bet you cannot remember the presidents of the 1840s and would struggle to remember who they were as nothing happened in that period but it laid the groundwork for the 1850s and 60s.

[@iansmith8016]

It may not have been King Solomon. We don’t actually know.

[@Cjohn31]

Carter was mess

[@shawnbartosh1323]

We are not in 1979. We are in the late 1930's watching the rise of the third Reich.

[@ldl1477]

@@bighands69 Ok, what major war do you see coming? I can think of a few answers to that question, especially if we can change "war" to "conflict." Thx in advance!

[@lordkingston]

Gen X - x marks the intersection, helping to bridge and ferry across one generation to another. Nomads because they don’t really belong in any particular spot yet help others transition along the timeline, because they remember the past and they see the unfolding future.

[@ambrenna]

As a Gen Xer, I think that is so true. I think that sometimes my generation will be the last to feel certain (complex) emotions and experiences that I am afraid future generations will not know about or experience and they will be lost to history.

[@lordkingston]

@@ambrenna Everything is lost eventually in history, like tides that come and go at the beach. Time marches forward. I felt displaced by this reality for quite awhile. Then I realized that our role in this point of human history is to help preserve the wisdom from a previous generation and also to pass it forward, without being attached to the past. Time itself has no sentimentality. and youth is wasted on the young. Thus, we must preserve what is useful enough to bring forward to the coming generation that will receive it when they are old enough and they will build on that and take it even further. Such is the history of our collective human progress. We are the interconnection; the nomads who don't fully belong in either the past or the future, yet who are able to relate with the past and the future.

[@heathergaray6211]

Bridging the gap

[@joulesafrica]

And the future is unfolding in front of us right now, in spectacular style

[@jkd1975]

This future unfolding is pretty terrifying, IMO. Oh, I’m also GenX

[@elizabethgombosi3246]

I have shared this video with so many people … it’s weirdly comforting to know this cycle has an end it sight.

[@AbleMable]

Same here, I've shared it so much since I seen it 3 years ago. It's chilling on how accurate it is

[@coilinflaherty355]

In Ireland we have an old saying and it goes 20 years growing 20 years getting better 20 years on your way out and 20 years you're irrelevant ..now thats direct translation from the Irish language itself(gaeilge) which is fiche(20) blian ag fás,fiche blian ag neart,fiche blian ag teacht as,Agus fiche bluan is cuna an na as thú...just thought I'd share 😀it might have some relevance to this theory

[@notamused3715]

I'm here in Ireland and I hadn't heard this so thank you and it does make sense! Go raibh maith agat!

[@DDCCO61]

We worked with our Dad on the farm. He left school at 12 years of age but he was a reader and was always dug into a book with a dictionary beside him. When we were in the fields working and we were slacking he would motivate us constantly with the most annoying statement "Come on lads keep going because I've only got 20years to get this right". I now wonder now was this something he read.

[@courtneymiller2768]

This actually directly corresponds to what happens in the planetary cycles that show a shift in humanity every 20 years!

[@bighands69]

Humans have 20 years to grow, 20 years to live and 20 years left to live.

[@ceannscriteach81]

Yes, my primary teacher was from Donegal and heavy into teaching us Gaelige, this was one of the sayings he used on a regular basis

[@EdwinH]

This spirited man fixes a bunch of other spirited men with spirited videos.

[@danielariza4740]

exactly!!

[@najidrum]

@@danielariza4740 ahhaaahahaha

[@ErroneousMonk1]

Only if you believe the nonsense.

[@SaifAlikhan-wy1zs]

Im your 1000th like

[@sherrycarroll2387]

❤

[@theduchessofkitty4107]

My husband was born in 1969. His family was absolutely broke when he was a child, so he learned to fix things by himself. Our garage is filled with his tools, just like yours. And he’s an engineer, too. His friends are also engineers and fix-it guys. Gen-X is definitely the Tool-Man Generation.

[@hankkima624]

I was born in 1950 and as a young man I was studying music and my fix-it Dad had passed away when I was ten. I grew up in poverty too, on social security and veteran's benefits. My widowed mother became overprotective, fearing anything bad that might take me out too. When my bucket of rust on wheels wouldn't start, my cousin came over and pulled the starter and actually fixed it. After that I viewed him as a wizard. Marriage and a family thrust me into the world of work and I also became a fixit man to a degree. As I see this Fourth Turning roll in, I think of Mao's statement that the winner of WW3 will be the side with the best maintenance men.

[@Katya_Lastochka]

My Mom was born in 1955. Pretty much every other friend or acquaintance of hers is an engineer.

[@suespriggs67]

I was born in 1967 and fix things all the time, make stuff work better or repurpose especially machines. my tool shed rocks too. All I need is a fix it man in my life😉 Im actually a Female Harley davidson mechanic first to be recognized in the UK. Live in western Australia now.

[@bighands69]

@theduchessofkitty Your husband is not the norm of generation X and his friends are not the norm either. Very few people in Gen X are engineers. Most of Gen X are service staff and administrators and anybody who was from that generation who worked in factories are now unemployed. The top 10 largest employers in America are service jobs. In America 95 million people are employed in services, 20 million are in administration, 20 million in health and education. Only 1 million people are employed in repair and servicing.

[@jadelion11]

We were also the generation that nobody cared about or liked at all (in contrast to the Millennial butt-kissing we've done) so we had to do out own thing in our own ways and this taught us to do things and think for ourselves (unlike the herds you are seeing today). In fact, I believe us X-ers were the last generation in general that actually knew how to use computers. We had to think and work and experiment just to do basic tasks where as Millennials just push shiny buttons and it just does everything they expect at lightening speed from anywhere in the world. And when it doesn't work well anymore they just plunk down $1200 on a newer model. Obviously we can't say this about all of them but in general the difference between Millennial and X is vast. The Millennials are not capable of fixing the problems THEY have made and Z will be too busy coming up with new ideas and being creative. Calling Millennials HERO just cracks me up but I understand the concept. We all see very clearly that they do indeed worship themselves as heroes lol.

[@alexandertaylor1225]

Fantastic video explaining everything perfectly thank you. I had heard about this book but haven't read it. It also flows to this continuum 1) Hard times make strong men, 2) Strong men make good times, 2) Good times make weak men, 3) Weak men make hard times and thus it repeats. The great news with this is my kids 12,14 and 16 all Gen Z will mirror the greatest Generation, as it's the 4th turning (who grew up in the great depression and fought in WW2) and they will be this centuries new, "Greatest generation." I can already see this is my kids eyes, wanting to work hard and make something good of themselves. Good stuff thank you again.

[@phoenixrising4995]

Gen Z is more of a silent generation. Millennials are the greatest generation. Not exactly true though and one thing is for sure decentralization is coming COVID was the pop of the China WEF bubble.

[@dmark2639]

Yeah, that about sums up what I've felt my whole life as a Gen X. 40 years of unraveling and shit opportunities. I'll be lucky to see some of the growth at the beginning of the next cycle...

[@TanukiDigital]

You just gotta make it to the next cycle.

[@graememoffat4533]

yep... left school '85, then 1987 stockmarket crash , hit again in '99 E-Bubble meltdown. More madness in 2010 ponzie scheme fiasco. A lot of gen x struggled after all of these events.

[@MehdiManavi]

The next "dot-com" boom is blockchain. There's also IoT (5G infrastructure). Find your place in it.

[@AnnaBeveridge]

I think you’re missing the point here. If you view this as personal or an answer to your current problems, you need to shake up your view completely.

[@ethelz2cents]

Need to make your own opportunities. That's the real shut shoe. But it's your's and it's mine.

[@charliestape2853]

The US has such a short history it’s easy to create a cyclic pattern out of nothing. If you look at European history which is much much longer, you will not see these ‘80 year patterns’.

[@Evantures]

Valid point ... I think that’s Vans next challenge to tackle (but civilization has highs and lows absolutely )

[@stefpix]

Right. History never repeats itself. We can find patterns. You can pick a Bill Gates or a war and someone else can pick Donald Trump and nuclear energy as a catalyst. It is so arbitrary. The Roman Empire was not recreated, the Mongolian empire had very different characteristics. Such way of thinking is comparable to astrology. Finding arbitrary patterns to make justifications

[@thiagomoreirapedroso9573]

Only recently our environment started to change fast enough to have different generations one after another. Back some hundred years, life between generations was pretty much the same. Nothing much changed in terms of technology in a human life span. So while the whole of European history aren't like in the video, the last 200 years certainly have more in common.

[@transformerpro7489]

bruh just read the book

[@apoorvaraghupathi3289]

@@transformerpro7489 have you? How is it?

[@mastercleanseNOTdiet]

A time to be born, a time to die A time to plant, a time to reap A time to kill, a time to heal A time to laugh, a time to weep To everything (turn, turn, turn) There is a season (turn, turn, turn) And a time to every purpose, under heaven

[@carmaela2689]

Was thinking of this song

[@OneAdam12Adam]

Yes from the Bible

[@atifhusain1]

LOL man that brought back a lot of memories from grade school music class.

[@bobbycarter6956]

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace...That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past. And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-8,15-16 Do you think the song writer got his inspiration from the Bible...🤔

[@b-chroniumproductions3177]

All our times have come Here, but now they're gone Seasons don't fear the Reaper Nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain

[@niftyhacker]

This video is one of those “youtube all time greats”. I keep coming back to it and every time it sends shivers down my back. Thanks Van.

[@stevenmillikin558]

This reminds me of the notion: Hard times make strong men, strong men make good times, good times make weak men, weak men make hard times, and the cycle repeats.

[@TexanIndependence]

That quote is a paraphrasing of the famous quote by Alexander Fraser Tytler whose civilization cycle is actually much more proven historically (heck it's not really a "theory" anymore, rather it's a factual rule) than the Strauss-Howe generational theory (from which this video takes it's ideas), which seems to assume Religious Revivals occur at "regularly scheduled intervals" using the Great Awakenings and Billy Graham time period (this video leaves that off and may be slightly off on the years because it has an agenda it's tailored around). What people don't know is that Alexander Fraser Tytler learned it from Ibn Khaldun (during Islam's golden age), we are at the "apathy and dependence" stage of the 200 year civilizational cycle spoken of by Ibn Khaldun (1380 A.D.), Sima Qian (100BC) Alexander Fraser Tytler (1775 A.D.) who was quoted by the founders frequently and well known for his explanation of the 200 year cycle: "The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage." - Alexander Fraser Tytler, in the 1780's prophetically predicting America's future 200 year expiration date. Ibn Khaldun spoke of a similar 120 year to 250 year cycle of civilizations, whereby a young "barbarian" culture with great religious faith and courage conquers the corrupt and declining great power. As did the Chinese philosopher Sima Qian, who explained the "Mandate of Heaven" was describing a 200 year cycle of civilizations whereby a young civilization with spiritual courage conquers or inherits the lands of an old, corrupt civilization: "In this cycle, a charismatic and courageous leader takes the power with the Mandate of Heaven and helps their people achieve prosperity. Population starts increasing. Over time, with unskillful assistants, the leader treats people unfairly and taxes are raised. Corruption becomes rampant with natural disasters and overpopulation and famine occur. The famine triggers the subjects to rebel and the leader loses the Mandate of Heaven. Potential powers try to take the power, one of them emerges victorious and the cycle begins anew." - Sima Qian, circa 100 B.C. (rough translation)

[@stevenmillikin558]

@TexanIndependence. Your reply is like gold. Thank you for the fascinating and edifying reply!

[@steveos5112]

@@TexanIndependence Wow thank you!

[@averybell4273]

Yes. Similar to- The Grandfather builds, the Son enjoys, the Grandson Destroys.

[@MsMesem]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpe9lXiondCWY7s

[@danduntz9112]

Regardless of the outcomes and succinct outlay of this presentation he was definitely right about one thing, me, a Gen X’er: I’ve spent 23 years fixing things to recently changing jobs and industry to now ‘fixing’ people. I’ve been in a ‘repair’ mode my entire life.

[@tyiingram9878]

That’s why as a generation we are the fixers. We saw shit break before us. Gen. X is coming out the shades because we have impacted the millennials and Gen Z.

[@anonymouscrank]

Before they were Boomers, they were "The Me Generation." Funny how that label got dropped once the Me Generation replaced the WW2 generation in leadership roles.

[@TheTommyfarm]

The Me generation was born during WWII or there abouts. Those guys were my heros. The British music invasion is an example...they lived through the blitz!

[@MarvinMonroe]

the term Baby Boomers for that generation has been in use longer than the Me Generation. They got called Boomers when they were very young. ME didn't come around till the 70s. Wouldn't be called Me Generation when they were children, since it referred to their self centeredness and stuff

[@traciemcdaniel3660]

The baby boomers. Because so many babies were born after the wars. The me generation were the 80s kids and continues today. "It's all about me"

[@geoben1810]

@ Adrian Van Voorhees You might want to learn more about history and what you're talking about.

[@PeterKnagge]

"Heroes" don't have orders to take no prisoners...

[@jv-man3698]

Many people have been saying that Millennials have gotten screwed all their adult life. This video backs that up.

[@iamthewalrus.]

“Gen Z will be the artist generation” Me: *looks over at tiktok* umm yeah no

[@nolongerused272]

I wouldn't say that, Gen Z may be unwise, but they aren't stupid, every generation is always seen as stupid during the time they lived, 60s had the punks, 70s the hippies, etc, but only In the future will we see the best minds of the generation, they just still need time to foster into people still.

[@chriskalifornia7333]

You're going to get a million billion thumbs up

[@chriskalifornia7333]

@@nolongerused272 not a chance

[@chriskalifornia7333]

Bullshit artists... yes.

[@simonmuhamed1071]

@@nolongerused272 optimist lol

[@mergrew0110]

As a hypothesis it’s interesting, but lacks depth. I’m currently entering my 4th score, so have unknowingly lived a complete cycle, give or take. I think the most significant thing I’ve seen is the acceleration of greed. An increase in isolation and a disregard for others welfare. Too many assumptions have been made for me to take more than a passing interest.

[@bawbjusbawb6471]

Eccesiastes 1:9&10. There is nothing new under the sun.

[@whatevergina9401]

Glad someone said it

[@andrewvelonis5940]

I am of a similar age, and I agree in part. This video is necessarily cursory, it is simply presenting the topic. Acceleration of greed, though? I can think of numerous greedy ultra-rich individuals throughout the ages. On the other hand, yes: what was regarded as "middle class" decades ago is what would be considered a simplistic lifestyle today. "The Honeymooners" for example: Ralph Cramden was a bus driver and supported both himself and his wife on that income. Compare that to the 1980's Cosby Show, a doctor and lawyer couple, with a house, cars, modern conveniences and all the creature comforts, still considered middle class. (I don't watch tv any more, so I can't give a more current example)

[@keltaruusutravels4024]

Depth in 10 minutes. Such is the complain in a fast food society. 'I want it all. I want it fast.'

[@bawbjusbawb6471]

@@keltaruusutravels4024 An agenda pushed 7 minutes into the video reveals the lack of depth...

[@sigils]

This is my favorite spirited man video yet

[@denisemoreira9104]

mine as well

[@daviddulom8258]

Mine too.🤘

[@leogatineau2258]

Same.

[@Christophe87]

Chinese, European, African, South American disapproves that comment .. the world is not Hollywood and US is not the center of it. Everyone history is different.

[@kevinmilo3464]

Same here!

[@nanu421]

I love the fact how accurate, realistic and positive this theory is

[@eliseherschlag3586]

this feels like a way over simplification, every generation has artists, prophet s, and heros. We can take this model and adjust the years to make any generation the "crisis" and fourth turning with the right argument

[@thomasmatthew7759]

Yep, just change what you write in each Turning and you change the classification of that Turning. Just think of it from the party system. Progressives would believe '64-'84 would be the awakening, but conservatives might believe that same time to be a crisis. Its relative to countries, as he states, but also to age, values, world view, socio-economic status, etc.

[@Mirsab]

@@thomasmatthew7759 exactly, well put

[@junkiri6970]

Yup, my thoughts too

[@okboomer1241]

And yet the generational archetypes are undeniable and irrefutable. They even show up in our myth where every story is about a crisis that reshapes society featuring a set of characters like Obe Won Kenobi (Prophet), Han Solo (Nomad), and Luke Skywalker (Hero). Why is Mount Rushmore in that order, left to right, like it is. Why not order them chronologically? Instead they're in generational archetype order. What are the odds? Pull up a lifetime chart of the Dow or the S&P 500. You'll see the stagnant periods and growth periods correspond precisely with the Turnings. There have been wars in other turnings, financial meltdowns in other turnings, but they don't reshape society. We just turned an otherwise average illness into a world wide crisis exactly during the time Strauss & Howe predicted, and they predicted it back in 1991 in their first book Generations. We had Rodney King long before George Floyd, but this time the reaction has so reshaped our society that in 9 months Critical Race Theory went from an obscure notion to total domination of every corner of society; from the campus to the boardroom to the US Military (the most racially integrated and diverse institution in human history). WWII vets were not treated like Vietnam vets. Have you even heard of Korean War vets? Remember, it's not events that drive a Saeculum, it's the societal reaction to the events that drive it. Do you remember the stock market crash of 1987? Ever heard of it? On a percentage basis it was biblical. Didn't matter because it occurred in a 3rd Turning and we powered through it. How about the Savings and Loan crash? Every bit as big as the 2008 housing crash, yet it was just a blip. I believe your dismissal is a reflection of how little you know of history.

[@Junglequeen-pw4ob]

Yes, I was thinking the same thing. It's not as straight forward as he puts it here, and his supposed model only seem to focus more on American history rather than the world history. Interesting idea nevertheless

[@sweetspot8011]

SELF-RELIANCE is a SURVIVAL "SKILL"

[@davidallan2948]

Hey Van, Dave here. Also a Spirited Man. 85er, Millennial, product of the unravelling. Thanks for this timely and important reminder. This crisis will be defined not as a crisis of body, but as a crisis of the mind. The human exists to love, and be loved. Anything outside of this will upset our balance. We need more messages like this one to remind us where true north is. Thank you.

[@hailynbuker1135]

I’ve come back to this video several times over the past 3 years and I fear our next big crisis moment may be coming soon. I hope everyone is well and remembers that after the crisis is our next high and I am just hoping for that time

[@DrOats22]

I've thought this so much. Except, I'm not afraid. I feel calm.

[@AnovaLisaDragonfly]

Everything moves within and through cycles. Thanks for reminding me that this crazy BS time we’re in, also, is just part of a cycle. That is inspiring and soothing. We’re just entering a dark tunnel, but I can already see light at the end of it. Proud Gen X’er here, with one child, a son born in the artist generation.

[@moondog13gmail]

The turns can be overlaid on a medicine wheel, Greco Arabic or native. The attributes seem to align quite well.

[@beautifuldreamer6247]

“Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given. And the government shall be upon his shoulder. And His name shall be called: Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6&7

[@AnovaLisaDragonfly]

@@beautifuldreamer6247 - That’s beautiful. Thanks for sharing that verse here.

[@sandrinasandro1434]

Bingo! you fell for it. Relax. Nothing more to see. Just believe in the cycle theory and reason away the very dangerous incremental reality we now face whereby we were taken by deception on a gradual continuum for decades to depopulation thru medical tyranny, loss of the pillar principles of our American republic by corruption, degradation of our physical infrastructure and resources, etc. Oh yeah, it's a cycle. Wake up and know how to identify a fluff piece of globalist public relations propaganda when you hear. It's everywhere.

[@AnovaLisaDragonfly]

@@sandrinasandro1434 - Thanks for your comment. I wouldn’t say I fell for anything. I’ve been studying how ‘they’ operate for at least 25 years and have anticipated these moves for a long while. Over the last couple of years I’ve watched both leftist, globalist, msm news networks and conservative news channels and commentators. The propaganda and manipulation are easy to see when you know what to look for. I’m definitely awake, but not “woke”, (ugh) LOL. That being said, I have to admit that it has still been worrisome to see it all play out and roll out at a seemingly escalated rate. Like, wow, it’s really happening now. These democratic, socialist, globalist, pedo, blood-thirsty elites are really pushing forward now. And I think about what it could be like to live in this country over the next several years. The changes… So, yes, this video was a nice reminder that whatever happens, my eyes are open, I’m prepared and evermore preparing, and that things always have a way of working out fine.

[@augustrob1]

I didn't read "The Fourth Turning" but I did read their other book "Generations", which is about the same thing - the leapfrogging of American generations over time. It's impressive the amount of work Strauss and Howe put into this idea. My biggest takeaway is that there is still something worth fighting for. That gives me hope.

[@bighands69]

Until a generation that comes along and understands human nature and stands up for itself we will continue on this journey of pessimism. Children today are being raised by the education system to believe that gender is fluid and that the world will end in 10 years time hopefully they will rebel against that. I have been hearing from within the education system that many children are rejecting the ideas being pushed on them by adults now this is a antidote but I suspect there is something to it.

[@christal-clear4505]

There’s a difference between having prophetic thoughts and causing the crisis!

[@jackbrown3270]

predictive programming!! instilling ideas to normalize them so they come true and we accept it no matter how bad the outcome may be

[@kmmining1359]

We would learn more from the writings of Manly P Hall and Aldous Huxley as to where those in charge of this shit show are taking us.

[@nikolatesla1296]

This deserves more likes because it's so true. These aren't prophesies, they're telling us what their plans are for us. It's all manufactured. They will keep trying till they get their utopian world. 'A Republic, if you can keep it.' Ben Franklin

[@PH--ov7tf]

Causes of the current crisis: Milton Friedman, Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, Capitalist Oligarchs, Bush 41 and 43, Wall Street, IMF, WTO, World Bank, etc.

[@billweir1745]

@@PH--ov7tf Careful, That's Communist talk! I know people will say that, which is Ironic because it's the same bullshit propaganda that the US government has peddled people since the 30s. People amaze me with their "Don't trust the government!" mantras, and then proceed to tell you the same rhetorical drivel that government has been using for decades.

[@sunshinesoliloquy3977]

Something about painting the entire thing instead of using markers was very powerful for me. This was an awesome video! Mindblown 🤯🤯

[@quantummechanic59]

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra

[@johnobannon2291]

Certainly the wisest of all yogis.

[@jimjiminyjaroo300]

The future is cancelled.

[@500dollarjapanesetoaster8]

Sorry, I'm having trouble believing the millenials will be the heroes.

[@Profitglutton90]

@@500dollarjapanesetoaster8 we sure as hell won’t be. And I’m speaking as a millennial myself.

[@Katya_Lastochka]

@@500dollarjapanesetoaster8 I think they're actually 'unraveling artists'.

[@booner8856]

We need all generations to work together.

[@jakeeames725]

As a millennial, this whole covid thing and the vaccine propaganda is all boomers. Why do I need gene therapy take kids out of school and destroy the economy so these boomers and go to the store and go out for dinner. Boomers ruined the USA after everything being handed to them

[@jedwing]

@@jakeeames725 Bullshit. The powers that be are doing the dirt. I'm a boomer and down with all generations. Artist, server of the public, and analog, too. There are plenty of millenials whining and ruining everything.

[@____________838]

Boomers in power have millennial whiners lapping at their boots.

[@ValidityJ]

I think this video was really powerful...I learned a thing or two. IMO, I don't think it's the generations "working together" that is necessary, but for sure I think the generations need to learn to identify each generation, understand their perspective, respect them while they do their thing. I'm gen-x and for me...wow...this explains my best happiness is in creating things to help move. I'm full of ideas but at my core my biggest "mover" is an all encompassing urban garden idea to get people to "move" away from reliance on the grocery store, city water, and city power grid. The future is self sustained off grid. This passion has been planted in me from childhood, growing up in a garden - taught by my boomer dad who today at 74 still gardens every year. This video also explains why I am such a "fixer". It's such an annoying personality trait!

[@colinmcc8564]

@Alpha Omega wow... you're clearly not a prophet, not a nomad, not a hero, and not an artist, you're just cynic. The irony in lumping "this generation" as Hitler sympathizers for wanting to look critically at US history is especially stupid since Nazis copied from US laws pertaining to native tribal populations and copied US eugenicists. So how dare we look back at the dark parts of our past and try to learn from them.

[@rociogobea1712]

Born in the gen-x era, 81'. I have a constant mindset of healing, love, peace, wisdom, selfgrowth, development, restoration& hope♡ I have experienced how our minds can be toxic& cause a toxic movement to others, like a deadly virus. My body has become very sensitive to negativity that it either exhausts me, makes me edgy, gives me stabbing sharp needle pains in my head or migraines. My goal is to be an example of Christ & through Him to help others♡ thanks for sharing♡ ~shalom

[@zenmama187]

2 years after posting this video I stumbled upon it. I’m the end of GEN X/Millennial and my entire life I have felt a need to be vigilant against regimes and educated in history to stay aware. I’m now in healthcare in pediatrics and it interesting that the GEN X is a repair generation. I feel my role as a primary care provider is to help guide new parents (Millennials/Gen z) and support them in raising emotionally intelligent & resilient children, to break generational abuse, body positivity, etc. Now I know this is my purpose. My role in repairing.

[@marine318]

That’s great ! I believe it’s people like you that will slowly but surely, make the world a better place (at least for the little time that we have left here)

[@energistlisak]

We're not allowed any individualism We're meant to be the borg Anyone with independent thought is crushed and canceled Nothing happening now is organic It's all contrived Life is balance They keep us in constant chaos and anxiety This group is now in its 80s and 90s They're waiting for their reward They've reached this level through trickery and lies But the universe doesn't reward monsters. Their turnings, their games, their chaos will fall and never return. They pushed too hard, too fast.

[@soggyrice02]

Nice.

[@memyselfandinunya1978]

I absolutely agree with you! Love and light from the one true creator!

[@genehall056]

Is this a song or poem? Who is this group? Are you referring to the group called the silent generation, born between WW1 and WW2? Lots people strive for their individualism, they strive for a better life with balance, they seek to remove themselves from the contrived, the chaos, and the anxiety.

[@bojames7841]

Well said

[@christyannceraso]

Yep. These cycles are manufactured, and this guy is either a tool or a fool.

[@sheastageberg9642]

“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.” ― G. Michael Hopf, Those Who Remain

[@alekodimitrov2635]

This quote tells me absolutely nothing about reality. Was Hitler a strong man or was he weak? Are strong men defined by the "times" they create, and what times have strong men created exactly?

[@matviyk3066]

Strong men = hero (millennials) Good times = artists (gen z) Week men = prophets (boomers) Hard times = nomads (gen x)

[@matviyk3066]

@@alekodimitrov2635 millennials put down, young adult living through crisis, and maybe other crises down the road. These things toughen them up. Boomers lived you can say more of a luxury this could have weakened most of them. Don’t take to much of my word for this. Kinda just bounced into my head. I’m a gen z. I might be biased towards young adults currently.

[@MarcillaSmith]

@@matviyk3066 I think you pretty well translated it. Extending further back: Good times - Silent Generation - median age was hitting adulthood just in time to miss WWII and at the start of the post-war economic boom Strong men - G.I. Generation - survived childhood under the Great Depression, and fought WWII in their young adulthood Hard times - Lost Generation - came of age during "The War to End All Wars"... which then _didn't,_ leaving them with even less certainty about the future Weak men - Missionary generation - they passed prohibition and similar measures (and almost certainly would have been against avocado toast)

[@dbearden3232]

@@matviyk3066 What happens when the "strong men" happen to be weak however? Millennials are not a strong generation. Our grandfather's suffered through a real depression then died by the thousands to defeat genocidal foreign nations bent on conquest. What have we done? Spent a few extra years living with our parents during a housing crisis. Hiding indoors and relying on government handouts during a pandemic that has a death rate well below 1%. No, not heros at all which makes me wonder if this turning will be the one that breaks the cycle and we decend into a much longer ruin.

[@MontageMediaWorks]

I’m going to read this book. My undergrad history professor taught that every 60 years, there is a “fight to control the emerging society.” Then, he proved it with a timeline. That was like 2008 and now here I am, on KZbin, hearing it again.

[@michealroche3567]

so what was the timeline for now and the next 20-50 years??

[@MontageMediaWorks]

@@michealroche3567 I will be honest and say I wasn’t paying that much attention but your video did make me want to locate my notes. However, it was 2008 during the recession and he was proving how the world was changing again.

[@cosmos5623]

Was skeptical when I first started watching but I love the message at the end. Inspirational.

[@sadlerlac]

your work is next level. probably the most optimistic and inspiring video I've seen since lockdown and probably years prior. your expression of the potential ahead of us was so nourishing. your craft and frankly absurd detail to the craft of your productions is as mind bending as the concepts you effortlessly convey in a way that's so accessible. thinking of all those near me, my home, my neighbors, my community. thank you Van.

[@neilwilliams7376]

This book definitely shows how well the idea is as of today. Look at the last two years, and yeah - sure seems spot on.

[@NekoShiiro93]

I came back to this video after the recent developments with Russia and Ukraine. Eerie. And yes, the last two years for sure as well

[@bighands69]

@@NekoShiiro93 We are only at the start of the real crisis not the end. Go and check out the videos of Peter Zeihan and his amazing books. He will given you a road map of the geopolitics of the world. Such as why Russia has invaded, What will China do and what is the outcome for various cultures around the world. He paints a frightening picture of the horrors that are to come but he also shows that there can be light at the end of the tunnel. He predicted the Ukraine invasion down to the year because of the markers and indicators that are out there.

[@layzboy81]

Been teaching my kids "artists" the skills I learned as a child and throughout my career. 1. Control your emotions or they will control you. 2. Don't put off tomorrow what you can do today. 3. Time finite for each of us. It is the most precious resource, don't waste it as you will never get it back. 4. Treat others as you expect to be treated, but don't hesitate treating them as they treat you. 5. Hard work/good attitude = reward. Poor work/bad attitude = punishment. 6. Logical reasoning/realistic planning 7. Realistic goal settings 5, 10, 15 years out; and how to break them down into achievable time-line markers. Skill sets: 1. Self defense (various forms and disciplines) 2. Reading, writing, communication. 3. The trades: Auto mechanic's, welding, wood working, electrical, plumbing. (Introduction/basics/advanced). 4. Firearms training, safety, marksmanship principles. 5. How to fish, hunt, gut/clean game, husbandry, agriculture. 6. Love and protection of nature. Must be doing something right as every one from the elder generations compliment and hold in high opinion, and the kids look upon my child as a leader, protector; rational thinker that is firm but fair

[@owblj]

This is the one video I’ve found on KZbin that actually changed my perspective but not in a jaded and shitty way but helped me find some positivity in my “menial” millennial existence. Perpetually dumbing myself down to wrap my head around this planet and live in peace, but this video.. this video is special. This showed me that there is hope, there will be violence and that it won’t be pretty but if you survive… well youre screwed for the next 80 years. I wonder what science will do to change the timeline of these sacrums.. Amazing content, incredible talent. Protect artists for they are the future. Fuck you all good night 😊

[@afordh]

That science that will change the timeline of those sacrums is called 'Bitcoin'.

[@joanjarrette8691]

The antichrist is coming very soon and you will have to take his mark in your hand or forehead, microchip or electronic tattoo maybe and without this mark you cannot buy or sell, things are not getting better but total control of all people, your paper money will be useless, food a week's wages for a loaf of bread, famine, earthquakes, pestilence.. your only hope is Jesus..

[@shannonotoole3526]

the author does great vid also.

[@konsevdi]

I am a Greek, living in Greece and I can easily map out the same cycles. I was born in the beginning of the 80s, an Xennial (a very special micro generational category) and I totally am in the repair category. My work and my mindset is all about that. Thank you Van for this great video and the book recommendations! More video reviews of books like this please!

[@russv.winkle8764]

Fellow Xennial here born in 79, one foot in the digital world one in analog. But my job is all about repair so go figure? Always felt like a generational orphan, not cynical enough to really get GenX or sensitive enough to be a Millenial... technology moved so fast it carved out a micro generation

[@Waty8413]

Yeah, if you pick and choose what events you want to remember in every 20 year period, you can make any 20 year period seem the like the frickin' end of the world.

[@johnos4892]

Have to agree with you, 64- 84 had Vietnam war, assassination of political leaders, Black Panthers, SLA, riots on campuses, Cold war, rampant pollution, president Nixon forced to resign, run away inflation, why was this an awaking period an not crisis? But I guess Star Wars and computers make it all ok. Pick and choose, I can make any period fit any category.

[@nouse4oraname]

@@johnos4892 Am not disagreeing with you, just adding on that a lot of the events you mentioned had an "awakened" response from the people. The protests against the Vietnam War for example. Black Panthers protesting racial inequalities in their own way. Greenpeace protesting and bringing awareness to rampant pollution that had started since the beginning of the industrial age. I think the video cut off took much information for it to make sense, and I do think that there's a fair bit of cherry picking going on. Maybe reading the book will give me better insights. But thank you for sharing guys, let's keep the conversation going!

[@mozy106]

@@Unpopularity So USA declared independence in 1776. How is any history of nations forming beyond insane?

[@shanaesmith112]

@@Unpopularity you should check out the video Pluto ramblings by canary quill astrology if you’re interested

[@shelfcloud487]

@@johnos4892 I think we’re headed for the Hunger Games if this shit keeps up. No more cycles after that.

[@newtonmenlo]

My second grade teacher (1968) that in the future, everyone would have their own computer, and that it would make our lives easier. She got one of those things correct.

[@john90430]

At my job, I frequently wonder whether the computer works for me, or if I work for the computer. Every "update" or "improvement" adds more layers of complexity to applications that were once streamlined and a breeze to use.

[@Nphen]

I can sit at my house and type or on my phone and find instructions and a video of how to build or do many things. As a kid in the 1990's, I used my computer to more easily edit rough drafts instead of having to erase or re-write. I could look up things on a CD-ROM encyclopedia instead of having to go to the library. Computers have made lives and jobs easier. Paid propagandists and gadflies on social media (and traditional media) are what make life feel hard.

[@thecircusb0y1]

You're and idiot if you don't think it makes life easier. Telecommunications won Abraham Lincoln the civil war, and computers are connecting worldwide civilizations , ideas, and revolutions.

[@baTonkaTruck]

It’s made almost everything easy, including losing your mind.

[@chriskalifornia7333]

Excellent comment

[@AbleMable]

It's no shock to anyone that this video is your most popular one to date. I've personally shared it a bazillion times since I've seen it when you first released it. And now seems more accurate than ever, which is why I'm back to watch it again, and share it a bunch more times ❤❤❤❤❤

[@gray9735]

How about the rise of social media and global dominance of depression and anxiety? That seems like a crisis to me

[@gracejones2831]

Big pharma told us we are depressed and anxious. The boomers never new they were depressed and anxious. They have as much depression as any other generation after them. There was never a label before. That's the only difference.

[@ThatGuy-yc9yc]

The problem with the current turning is that it has been manipulated. There might be for the first time in history 5 turnings, and the current turning called "the age of delusion". All due to social media.

[@tazuk01]

Global depression and anxiety have been manufactured by TV and Music stars and other wannabe celebrities.

[@mthra164]

@@gracejones2831 honestly i think emotional neglect is a big reason for this and not even big pharma. I fear for the kids who grow up with the assumtion that their parents phones are more important than they are. Not everyone takes medication, a lot try other ways to deal with stuff - and always did. Also there where always records of people being depressed. People just didnt talk about mental health much and most asylyms where a death sentence anyway.

[@THETANKGINGER]

Social media is depression and anxiety. No social media = no D and A

[@brv002]

When this video came out almost a year ago I remember thinking things couldn't get worse than a pandemic. Now with even a faint possibility of a WWIII, it's scary how right this book is! 🙏

[@larryphhihds4415]

if we as Americans, and its leaders would just recognize that the American super state is over. We pushed the war in Ukraine because we refused to accept certain realities. Russia must have a neutral Ukraine and not a conquering NATO, ie, the USA, at its doorstep. And China's world power status was encouraged by the USA. So, Taiwan is going to be part of China whether we like it or not. If we accept these things and diplomatically deal, with the world, instead of trying to impose our will, we will find stability, again.

[@brv002]

@@larryphhihds4415 Russia must have a neutral Ukraine?! Really? Have not seen what's going on in that country? Have you not seen the devastation and innocent lives taken? All for what, because a communist dictator wants to rewrite history. Your argument is pathetic and scary at the same time. Scary because there are so many haters of the US like you who want nothing more than to see the US fall to communism. There is no freedom in communism! Go ahead and reply with your extreme leftist bs, you'll only further prove my point.

[@jenniexfuller]

I feel like we experienced all of the turnings (high, awakening, unraveling, and the crisis) all within this last year!

[@ASMRGRATITUDE]

Ummm??? What was the high???

[@BlackDoveNYC]

@ASMR Gratitude From my perspective not re-electing the former guy for president.

[@rustyshackleford6637]

@@BlackDoveNYC and you are satisfied with your understanding of the world?

[@duglife2230]

Maybe. Though personally I can't help but feel like a crisis that will absolutely dwarf COVID-19 is just around the corner. Maybe not, but you never know.

[@KyuubiNemesis94]

@@duglife2230 unfortunately I don't think we've seen the true crisis yet.

[@Xosidhe]

At least I have hope in 5 years things will get better. It’s kinda sad my grandparents lived through the last crisis of the depression & WWII and died in a nursing home during Covid not seeing an end to the current hard times.

[@goodyearspokane]

well if it means the return of guitar rock I'm all for it

[@MildGuts]

Me too

[@bidencrimefamilymottof-cky953]

Did he say 60s 70s and 80s were good? Yeah they were great but honestly GnR Metallica AiC PJ STP Soundgarden etc were 90s bust outs, no? Even the bad pop of the 20th century beats the best of the 21st. Authenticity and musical talent was still somewhat essential until auto tune, a marketable ‘star’ and mass market saturation became the Plan A go to for quicker bigger profit. Guitar rock gets my vote too!

[@stuartculshaw5342]

JohnObese; J Ryan; Jojo... A message from GenX; Some of the greatest guitar rock is happening right now in 2021; Fuzz Oh Sees Ty Segall Wand King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

[@goodyearspokane]

@@stuartculshaw5342 well I've seen King Gizzard and they are great but not 'spent my youth in my bedroom practicing' soloing

[@stuartculshaw5342]

@@goodyearspokane Yes they are great, very creative and their thematic albums are a breath of fresh air in the current randomised spotify listening trends of todays youth.

[@75blackviking]

I'm gen X, and my entire professional career, and personal endeavors have literally been nothing but the repair and remediation of the world around me, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. This video choked me up. Powerful stuff.

[@jayjayfreeman]

I agree. And from my experience (Gen Xer born in '71), every damn job I've had, I've either been fired, I quit or was "let go" for other reasons because each industry was changing so fast. I've always felt like I've had one foot in my father's analog world and the other in the digital, non-stop computer world. But what REALLY bugs me, is when the media does reports on the different generations. I always hear about the Millennials or the Baby Boomers or both. Never hear one word about GenXers. Much like what this video alluded to in the end, we're the "Fixers" who put up with all the crap that other people don't want to deal with!

[@fbisurveillancevan7479]

Lol

[@rwieber79]

Same here being born in 79 but he lost me with the Millennials being heroes, if anything that's where the problems start.

[@gingerleegirl6697]

I’m an x’er, when I was younger I couldn’t wait to be heard I finally get here and now they are listening to everyone but us. We keep missing the mark.

[@brerrabbit9668]

@@jayjayfreeman I'm an analog man in a digital world. I am... nothing. A broken cog in a machine that no longer works in an industry that has long since fell out of favor with a people who ceased to exist

[@sydneydrake2789]

Very interesting. Thank you. And the Zip Line users thank you, too. After I found myself saying "somebody should do something" every day for a week I pulled over to address the problem and said, "Today, I'm somebody." My brother adopted that same phrase.

[@matt45540]

I've been clearing all the limbs and overgrowth on the sidewalk in my community. I hurt myself halfway through, I got to get back out there! Fantastic video

[@abaker4692]

Good man.

[@8sor]

As a 19 year old, and thus being part of Gen Z, I can safely say that we will be indeed an artist generation. Watch the eccentric and depressed rockstars making a comeback, the lunatic poets, the forward thinkers, We might not seem like it cause we are young and trapped in the vile addiction of social media and narcissism but this pandemic will give us the strenght to truly let our mind go, and change the world for our own good and the ones after us

[@FernandoPerez-us1rp]

They trapped us on purpose

[@kelly8431]

Our county is fucked

[@gottaproxy8826]

I'm 28, my life is a bit longer than yours, I've been around here long enough to know, your generation was snuffed out before it began. Very likely you will never have any connection to nature, god, or any higher reality than those manufactured by machines.

[@smokingcigars6382]

I hate to break the news to you, but you will find out eventually. EVERY generation at around 19 years believes that about themselves. Just take out "Gen Z" and replace it with "Baby Boomer" or "Gen X" and it will be like you travelled through time and read their diary. Your generation is very special, very unique. But your strength isn't in your art. Your strength is in your potential. Just as was ours. You will adapt to the changing times better than any of us old guys. You will meet the latest evils head on. You will be victorious when the time comes. And then, you will tell another generation just how special they are.

[@timetraveller4116]

Good luck and Godspeed to You all. I am 60.

[@kellyfarrell4971]

Gen X... This made me completely break down. I honestly think you gave all my trauma from childhood a new meaning and purpose for healing. I can't stop crying. Thank you for my repair.

[@knockingknocking9790]

Never worry man, we got so much time you don‘t have to have everything figured out until 30 not even by then what can happen like fr... just do what you wanna do and do it because you love it, I know it is not easy but be patient ans you‘ll find a way

[@theuserexperience]

@Johnnie Lo why are you being negative? this person has just shared something personal to them, there is no place for that kind of negativity in what should be a happy revelation. if it bothers you keep it to yourself and move on.

[@skyangel6336]

@@theuserexperience Hope that isn't suppose to be our heros! We are doomed with negativity no matter what generation is in charge! Explains much about crisis we find ourselves in!

[@RogerBarraud]

@@theuserexperience Don't feed the Trolls...

[@billcassidy784]

I read this book about 15 years ago. Loved it. It also points out that this is only American history, but every time we come out of the cycle of crisis, we are a very different country then we were when we entered crisis. What will we become...

[@pleiadesluciernaga8877]

A liberal fest of weak users.

[@theterminaldave]

@@pleiadesluciernaga8877 Better than a fascist mob focused on flag waving and assigning what ethnic groups to hate

[@AuroraAce.]

@@theterminaldave sounds a lot like the far left lmao

[@pleiadesluciernaga8877]

@@AuroraAce. touché 😂

[@yoji58]

Sent here by Mike Glover Actual. I've avoided reading this book due to social pressure of "conspiracy theory" and "Steve Bannon believes this". Excellent video. Ordering it tomorrow. Just makes too much sense, and given the last 2 years, I cannot ignore that voice anymore.

[@ImBritoEric]

here before the algorithm recommends this for you 4 years from now

[@IamtWIN12]

It actually reccomended it to me today. Hello friend.

[@hannah_goodman]

Same

[@bardz0sz]

So 2 years then :D here we meet

[@flyoverkid55]

The algorithm will have been supplanted with blatant indoctrination in 4 years.

[@rickwillingham1421]

@@flyoverkid55 KILROY was here!!

[@MagnusElpron]

These cycles theories are pleasing to the mind because it's a way of avoiding to face the complexity and randomness underpinning historical shifts and events, complexity which is above human intelligence grasp

[@esSKay25]

Which is why most of the commentary is filled with gratitude and a sense of relief. Do we experience hope and change inevitably? Or do we manifest it because we believe it's possible? Is Ouroboros feasting? Or being devoured?

[@Free-flyBE]

random? or planned chaos:/

[@robertc8219]

@@Free-flyBE Definitely planned.

[@TheCatchtwentytwo]

The reason why history keeps repeating itself, is because nothing changes.

[@aprilturk1559]

the more things change the more the other side of the seesaw seeks to rise up and vise versa, every up has a dowbside

[@docholiday7758]

Quite true.

[@theuniques1199]

TheCatchtwentytwo History never changes because the concept of history can never change its meaning as the concept of history therefore you have always written this comment and I have always responded to your comment, now repeat this whole statement forever as the infinite repeat.

[@germanicelt]

It's because time doesn't really exist.

[@carlshoemaker8036]

there's nothing new under the sun - God