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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Your cohort when you grow up can predict your development because people of a particular generation share a great multitude of environmental factors.

Edit: this does not mean we should foster intergenerational conflict.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Boomers are actually an amazing example of how a cohort's shared experiences can shape their collective psychology. The cohort was born into a time of unprecedented economic prosperity and as such are unable to understand the problems of their children.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Don't forget the lead poisoning

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Or care about those problems.